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Contributor: Teresa Darling.
Issuer:
JULIA MAESA
, grandmother of Elagabalus, AD 218-222. AR Denarius.
Obverse:
IVLIA MAESA AVG. Her draped bust right.
Reverse:
SAECVLI FELICITAS. Felicity standing left holding patera and caduceus. Small altar at feet. Star in right field.
Reference:
RIC 271; Sear 2184. Grade: AEF.
Comments:
For more information, read the "
Elagabalus
" entry from
De Imperatoribus Romanis
.
For recent scholarship on Julia Maesa see
TOCS-IN
; for book reviews, see
Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews
.