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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Roman Coins| ▸ |The Severan Period| ▸ |Julia Mamaea||View Options:   | | | Julia Mamaea was the highly intelligent and capable mother of Severus Alexander. After the death of her mother Julia Maesa, Julia Mamaea was the power behind the throne and largely responsible for the impressive recovery of the Roman state that took place during her son's rule. Though popular with the population of the empire, the military was deeply offended at being controlled by a woman. In 235 A.D., Julia Mamaea and Severus Alexander were both murdered by mutinous soldiers led by the thug Maximinus I. |
Elpis was the Greek personification of Hope. According the Hesiod's famous story, Elpis was the last to escape the Pandora's box. It can be debated whether she was really about "hope" as we understand it, or rather mere "expectation." In art, Elpis is normally depicted carrying flowers or a cornucopia, but on coins she is almost invariably depicted holding a flower in her extended right hand, and raising a fold of her dress with her left hand. Elpis' Roman equivalent was Spes. She was also named "ultima dea" - the last resort of men.SH20553. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 3064, VF, weight 12.026 g, maximum diameter 23.4 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 231 - 232 A.D.; obverse IOY MAMAIA CEB MHTE CEB K CTP, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in horizontal ridges, with looped plait at the back of neck; reverse Elpis standing left, holding flower and raising fold of drapery, palm branch before, LIA ( year 11 ) right; nice surfaces; SOLD
Felicitas was the goddess or personification of happiness, good fortune, 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.SH12110. Silver denarius, RIC IV 338, RSC III 24, BMCRE VI 658, Hunter III 4, SRCV II 8210, Choice MS, sharp, lustrous, weight 3.072 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, c. 230 A.D.; obverse IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in horizontal ridges, with looped plait at the back of neck; reverse FELICITAS PVBLICA (to the good fortune / happiness of the public), Felicitas seated left, caduceus in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; SOLD
Felicitas was the goddess or personification of happiness, good fortune, 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.SH33865. Silver denarius, RIC IV 338, RSC III 24, BMCRE VI 658, Hunter III 4, SRCV II 8210, Choice EF, weight 3.169 g, maximum diameter 20.5 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, obverse IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in horizontal ridges, with looped plait at the back of neck; reverse FELICITAS PVBLICA (to the good fortune / happiness of the public), Felicitas seated left, caduceus in right hand, cornucopia in left hand; bold full circles strike, mint luster; SOLD
Vesta was originally a household spirit. Later she was personified as the goddess of the hearth and given the stature of her Greek equivalent, Hestia. In the temple of Vesta, her sacred flame was kept alive by Vestal Virgins. In 394, by order of the Christian emperor Theodosius I in his campaign to eliminate pagan practices in Rome, the fire of Vesta was extinguished.RS29283. Silver denarius, RIC IV 360; RSC III 81; BMCRE VI p. 152, 381; Hunter III 7; SRCV II 8217, EF, fantastic reverse detail, weight 3.317 g, maximum diameter 19.6 mm, die axis 225o, Rome mint, 226 A.D.; obverse IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in horizontal ridges, with looped plait at the back of neck; reverse VESTA, Vesta standing half-left, veiled head left, palladium in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand; SOLD
Felicitas was the goddess or personification of happiness, good fortune, 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.RS43338. Silver denarius, RIC IV 335, RSC III 17, BMCRE VI 483, Hunter III 3, SRCV II 8209, Choice EF, excellent centering, superb portrait, attractive toning, flow lines, weight 3.304 g, maximum diameter 20.1 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, c. 228 A.D.; obverse IVL MAMAEA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in horizontal ridges, with looped plait at the back of neck; reverse FELICITAS PVBLICA (to the good fortune / happiness of the public), Felicitas standing slightly left, head left, legs crossed, caduceus in right hand, left elbow on column; SOLD
Felicitas was the goddess or personification of happiness, good fortune, 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.RS48488. Silver denarius, RIC IV 335, RSC III 17, BMCRE VI 483, Hunter III 3, SRCV II 8209, Choice VF, well centered bold strike, nicely toned, weight 3.539 g, maximum diameter 19.9 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, c. 228 A.D.; obverse IVL MAMAEA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in horizontal ridges, looped plait at back of neck; reverse FELICITAS PVBLICA (to the good fortune / happiness of the public), Felicitas standing slightly left, head left, legs crossed, caduceus in right hand, left elbow on column; SOLD
Julia Mamaea, Augusta 13 March 222 - February or March 235 A.D., Roman Provincial Egypt
SH26366. Billon tetradrachm, Milne 2931, BMC Alexandria -, VF, weight 13.141 g, maximum diameter 23.5 mm, die axis 0o, Alexandria mint, 224 - 225 A.D.; obverse IOY MAMEA CEB MHT[...], bare-headed, draped bust right; reverse L Δ ( year 4 ), Tyche reclining left on couch, holding rudder; rare; SOLD
Pietas in traditional Latin usage expressed a complex, highly valued Roman virtue; a man or woman with pietas respected his or her responsibilities to the gods, family, other people and entities (such as the state), and understood his or her place in society with respect to others.SH33869. Silver denarius, RIC IV 346, BMCRE III 821, RSC II 48, Hunter III 12, SRCV II 8213, Choice EF, bold full circles strike, mint luster, weight 3.037 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 180o, Rome mint, 231 A.D.; obverse IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in horizontal ridges, with looped plait at the back of neck; reverse PIETAS AVGVSTAE (piety of the Emperor), Pietas standing half left, raising right hand and holding incense box in left hand, lit altar at her feet left; SOLD
Vesta was originally a household spirit. Later she was personified as the goddess of the hearth and given the stature of her Greek equivalent, Hestia. In the temple of Vesta, her sacred flame was kept alive by Vestal Virgins. In 394, by order of the Christian emperor Theodosius I in his campaign to eliminate pagan practices in Rome, the fire of Vesta was extinguished.SH51533. Orichalcum sestertius, RIC IV 708, BMCRE VI 389, Cohen IV 83, Hunter III 33, SRCV II 8236, VF, weight 20.740 g, maximum diameter 31.2 mm, die axis 0o, Rome mint, 226 A.D.; obverse IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, draped bust right, wearing stephane, hair in horizontal ridges, looped plait at back of neck; reverse VESTA, Vesta standing half-left, veiled head left, palladium in right hand, long scepter vertical behind in left hand, S - C (senatus consulto) flanking across field below center; SOLD
Julia Mamaea Augusta, 222 - 235 A.D., Synnada, Phrygia
Synnada (Suhut, Turkey today) was of considerable importance as a station on the road from Apameia to the north and east. Synnada was celebrated throughout the Roman Empire for its precious Synnadic marble, a light color marble interspersed with purple spots and veins. From quarries on Mount Persis in neighboring Docimeium, it was conveyed through Synnada to Ephesus, from which it was shipped over sea to Italy.RP111944. Bronze diassarion, RPC Online VI T5767 (4 spec.), SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, BMC Phrygia -, Lindgren -, Choice VF/F, dark patina, earthen encrustation, porosity, weight 4.451 g, maximum diameter 23.7 mm, Synnada (Suhut, Turkey) mint, c. 222 - 235 A.D.; obverse IOYΛIA MAMEA C, draped bust right; reverse CYNNAΔEΩN, Athena standing facing, head right, wearing crested helmet, spear in right hand, left hand on hip, shield at feet on right; Coin Archives records only two specimens of the type at auction in the last two decades; very rare; SOLD
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