Sestertius

Roman Empire

Metal: Bronze.

Issuing entity: Rome. Alexander Severus (in the name of Iulia Mammaea).

Mint: Rome.

Date: 222-231 AD

Obverse:

Draped bust right with empress's hairstyle. Legend: IVLIA MAMAEA - [a]VGVSTA.

Reverse:

Fecunditas standing left. Legend: FECVNDITAS AVGVSTAE, S-C.

Weight: 16.44 gr. - Diameter: 28 mm. - Axes: 11 h.

Described in: RIC IV.2, 668.

Published in: Abascal Palazón, J.M., Olcina Doménech, M., Ramón Sánchez, J.J., 1995: "Un tesoro de sestercios procedente del Territorium de Dianium (Hispania Citerior)". Alicante, p. 68, nº 655; Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p. 116.

Monetary Inventory Number: 3479.

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