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Severus Alexander and Julia Mamaea, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Marcianopolis, Moesia Inferior
After her nephew Caracalla was murdered, Julia Maesa successfully used her ample funds to plot the overthrow the usurper Macrinus and place her grandson Elagabalus on the throne. The teenager was a disaster as emperor, scorning Roman values with religious and sexual scandals. She cleverly convinced Elagabalus to adopt her other grandson, Alexander, as his heir. Shortly after Elagabalus and his mother were murdered by the Praetorian Guard, dragged through the streets and thrown into the Tiber. Through it all, Maesa held the power behind the throne.MA92891. Bronze pentassarion, H-J Marcianopolis 6.34.8.1 (R6), Varbanov 1824 (R5), Moushmov 740, AMNG I -, BMC Thrace -, SNG Cop -, Mionnet -, Mionnet Supp. -, F, well centered on a tight flan, brown tone with areas of thin green patina and brassy high points, central depressions, Markianopolis (Devnya, Bulgaria) mint, weight 12.231g, maximum diameter 25.9mm, die axis 45o, Umbrius Terebentinus, 225 - 229 A.D.; obverse AYT K M AYP CEVH ALEXANDROC IOYΛIA MAMAIA, confronting busts of Elagabalus, on left, laureate and draped, and Julia Maesa, on right, diademed and draped; reverse HΓ OVM TEPEBENTINOV MAPKIANOΠOΛEI,TΩN (OV ligate, TΩN in exergue), Dionysos standing facing, head left, nude but for boots and chlamys over left arm, pouring wine from kantharos with right hand, thyrsus in left hand, panther left at feet on left, E (mark of value) right; only two sales of this type recorded on Coin Archives for the last two decades, this is the first specimen of this type handled by FORVM; scarce; SOLD
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