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A work made of bronze.

Sestertius (Coin) Portraying Julia Maesa

218-224

Roman, minted in Rome

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays Julia Maesa, the grandmother of emperors Elagabalus and Severus Alexander. On the back (reverse), Pietas stands while sacrificing over a lighted altar and holding an incense-box.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium