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A silver denarius of Julia Maesa showing Pietas dropping incense onto an altar Coin Type: Silver denarius of Julia Maesa,218-225 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 218-220 CE.
Size and Weight: 18mm x 20mm, 3.59g
Obverse: IVLIA MAESA AVG
Draped bust right.
Reverse: PIETAS AVG
Pietas standing left dropping incense on garlanded and lit altar with right hand, left hand behind holding incense box.
Ref: RCV (2002) 7754, RIC IV Elagabalus 263; BMCRE V p.541, 73.
Provenance: cassianius (eBay), March 2004.
BW Ref: 005 030 049
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