Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Julia Mamaea
235
Roman, minted in Rome
Roman Empire
The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the bust of Julia Mamaea, the mother of Roman Emperor Alexander Severus, facing to the right, draped, and diademed. On the back (reverse), the goddess Felicity stands leaning on a column with a caduceus, facing left.
Coins recorded the ever-changing hairdos of the royal ladies in Rome and carried the new fashions to the far corners of the empire.
Bronze