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A work made of silver.

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Julia Maesa

223

Roman; minted in Antioch (now Turkey)

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Julia Maesa, sister-in-law of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus, facing to the right. On the back (reverse), Pudicitia (Modesty), is seated and holding a sceptre.

Silver

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium