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A work made of silver.

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Empress Julia Maesa

218

Roman, minted in Antioch

Roman Empire

The front of this coin portrays Julia Maesa, the grandmother of emperors Elagabalus and Severus Alexander.

The back depicts the personification of Piety.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium