| Julia Maesa, Augusta 8 June 218 - 224 or 225 A.D. |  |
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|   | Pietas in traditional Latin usage expressed a complex, highly valued Roman virtue; a man or woman with pietas respected his or her responsibilities to other people, gods and entities (such as the state), and understood his or her place in society with respect to others. |
| 33820. Silver antoninianus, RSC III 30, RIC IV 264, VF, weight 5.533 g, maximum diameter 22.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, obverse IVLIA MAESA AVG, diademed and draped bust right, crescent behind; reverse PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing half-left, extending right hand over lit altar, incense box in left; scarce; $225.00 (€186.75) |
|  | Felicitas was the goddess or personification of good luck and success. She played an important role in Rome's state religion during the empire, and was frequently portrayed on coins. She became a prominent symbol of the wealth and prosperity of the Roman Empire. |
| 33875. Silver denarius, RSC III 45, RIC IV 271, BMCRE V 79-80, Choice EF, weight 3.278 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 220 - 221 A.D.; obverse IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust right; reverse SAECVLI FELICITAS, Felicitas standing half-left, sacrificing out of patera over lit altar, holding caduceus, star in right field; mint luster; $165.00 (€136.95) |
|  | Felicitas was the goddess or personification of good luck and success. She played an important role in Rome's state religion during the empire, and was frequently portrayed on coins. She became a prominent symbol of the wealth and prosperity of the Roman Empire. |
| 33872. Silver denarius, RSC III 45c, RIC IV 271 var (star in field), VF, weight 2.916 g, maximum diameter 18.4 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 220 - 221 A.D.; obverse IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust right; reverse SAECVLI FELICITAS, Felicitas standing half-left, sacrificing out of patera in right over lit altar, caduceus in left; good portrait; $115.00 (€95.45) |
|  | Pietas in traditional Latin usage expressed a complex, highly valued Roman virtue; a man or woman with pietas respected his or her responsibilities to other people, gods and entities (such as the state), and understood his or her place in society with respect to others. |
| 82082. Silver denarius, RSC III 29a, RIC 263, SRCV II 7754, nice VF, weight 3.142 g, maximum diameter 20.7 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 222 - c. 223 A.D.; obverse IVLIA MAESA AVG, draped bust right, late coiffure with large bun; reverse PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing half-left extending right hand over lit altar and holding incense box; well centered; $90.00 (€74.70) |
| Severus Alexander and Julia Maesa, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior |  | Hera was the wife and older sister of Zeus. She was a goddess of women and marriage. Juno was her equivalent in Roman mythology. The cow and later the peacock were sacred to her. |
| RP39953. Bronze pentassarion, Varbanov I 1868, AMNG I -, F, rough, weight 9.420 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 180o, Marcianopolis mint, obverse AUT K M AUR CEUH ALEXANDROC IOULIA MAICA (or similar), confronted busts of Severus Alexander and Julia Maesa; reverse VP TIV IOVA FHCTOV MAPKIANOPOLITWN (or similar), Hera standing left, patera in right, scepter in left, E in left field; $20.00 (€16.60) |
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