expat Posted May 25 · Supporter Share Posted May 25 Julia Mamaea. Augusta AD 225-235. Rome Denarius AR 20 mm, 3,43 g Julia Mamaea Denarius. IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust right / VESTA, Vesta standing half-left, holding palladium and sceptre. RIC 360, Sear 8217, RSC 81. Post your Mammaea´s or anything Severan 27 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted May 25 · Supporter Share Posted May 25 Momma Mamaea, that's a good looking portrait! Coingrats! Mine has the bread dough hairstyle: Julia Mamaea, Augusta, 222-235, Denarius (18mm, 2.76 g), Mamaea was the younger daughter of Julia Maesa, Rome, 222. IVLIA MAMAEA AVG Draped bust of Julia Mamaea to right, wearing stephane. Rev. IVNO CONSERVATRIX Juno standing left, holding patera in her right hand and long scepter in her left; at her feet to left, peacock with folded wings standing left, head turned back to look at Juno. Cohen 35. 23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted May 25 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 25 Here's my Mamaea. You wonder if her kids referred to her as "mama" or "mamaea". Julia Mamaea. Augusta Rome 225-235 CE AR Denarius 20mm, 2,17g 18 1 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted May 25 · Supporter Share Posted May 25 Nice! I don't have one of her coins yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted May 25 · Member Share Posted May 25 (edited) I have a denarius and a sestertius Edited May 25 by ambr0zie 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Collector Posted May 25 · Patron Share Posted May 25 Nice pickup! About 5 years ago I went on a Julia Mamaea bender and bought almost all of her silver and bronze imperial issues. Here are my Vesta standing with Palladium and scepter types. Denarius: Sestertius: As: 17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcwyler Posted May 25 · Member Share Posted May 25 Several severan ladies. The Soaemias, as yet to be freed, was from Victor Clark and it's lovely. But I like the others too. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor LONGINUS Posted May 25 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 25 Nice acquisition, @expat thank you for posting it. Here is my one and only Julia Mamaea. 13 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafydd Posted May 25 · Supporter Share Posted May 25 (edited) Nice coin @expat here is my humble example of a Sestertius purchased in 2021 from an ex-formerly famous auction house that closed yesterday! I hope Angelo agrees with the provenance!! Julia Mamaea (mother of S. Alexander) Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 224. IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust to right / VENVS FELI[X], Venus seated to left, holding palladium and sceptre; SC in exergue. RIC IV 701 (Alexander); Banti 18; BMCRE 199-200. 21.35g, 29mm, 12h. Good Very Fine. From the Angelo Collection, collector's tickets included. Edited May 25 by Dafydd typo 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMonkeySwag96 Posted May 25 · Member Share Posted May 25 (edited) My latest Severan lady, one of the scarcer empresses: Roman Empire, Aquilia Severa 220 AD, Silver Denarius 2.45g, 19mm Draped bust of Aquilia Severa right "IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG" Concordia standing left, sacrificing out of a patera over an altar and holding double cornucopiae, star to left. "CONCORDIA" RSC 2 Edited May 25 by MrMonkeySwag96 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salomons Cat Posted May 26 · Member Share Posted May 26 (edited) Here‘s my Julia Mamaea 🙂 Julia Mamaea, 228 AD, denarius (3.29g, 20mm). Rev: FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas standing left leaning on column holding caduceus. RIC 335 Edited May 26 by Salomons Cat 17 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shea19 Posted May 26 · Supporter Share Posted May 26 (edited) I can share a sestertius and denarius of hers with the Felicitas reverse: Julia Mamaea, AR Denarius. Rome, 228 A.D. (20mm, 2.13g), IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, diademed and draped bust to right / FELICITAS PVBLICA, Felicitas standing facing, head to left, legs crossed, holding caduceus and leaning on column. RIC IV 335 (Alexander); Julia Mamaea, AE Sestertius (30mm., 20.27g.), Draped bust r., wearing stephane./ Rev. Felicitas standing l., holding caduceus and leaning on column. RIC 676. Edited May 26 by Shea19 16 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor DonnaML Posted May 26 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 26 (edited) Wonderful examples! Here are my own two Julia Mamaea denarii, the first one a purchase I made only a few months ago -- the same type shown by @Salomons Cat and @Shea19: Julia Mamaea (mother of Severus Alexander), AR Denarius, AD 228, Rome Mint. Obv. Draped bust right wearing diadem (or stephane), IVLIA MA-MAEA AVG/ Rev. Felicitas standing front, head to left, legs crossed, resting left elbow on column and holding long caduceus* transversely in right hand, FELICI-TAS PVBLICA. RIC IV-2 335, RSC III Julia Mamaea 17 (ill. p. 148), Sear RCV II 8209 (ill. p. 678), BMCRE VI (Severus Alexander) 483. 20 mm., 2.64 g. Purchased 8 Mar 2024 from Gert Boersma Ancient Coins, Hasselt, Netherlands. *See John Melville Jones, A Dictionary of Ancient Roman Coins (London, Seaby, 1999) at p. 166 (entry for “Felicitas”), explaining that Felicitas signified “joy” in the sense of the prosperity and success of the Roman state. The formulation “Felicitas Publica” emphasizes that aspect. See also id p. 43 (entry for “Caduceus”), noting that the caduceus “often … appears as an attribute of . . . personifications suggesting peace, stability, and concert,” including Felicitas. Julia Mamaea (mother of Severus Alexander), AR Denarius, AD 231, Rome Mint. Obv. Draped bust right wearing diadem (or stephane), IVLIA MA-MAEA AVG/ Rev. Venus standing front, head left, holding helmet & scepter, shield leans against her at left. VENVS V-ICTRIX. RIC IV-2 358, RSC III Julia Mamaea 76 (ill.), Sear RCV II 8216 (ill. p. 679), BMCRE VI (Severus Alexander) 713. 20.5 mm., 2.88 g. Purchased 13 April 2018 from Sphinx Numismatics, Markham ON Canada. Edited May 26 by DonnaML 19 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteB Posted May 26 · Member Share Posted May 26 (edited) Julia Mamaea, mother of Severus Alexander Augusta, 222-235 AD. Murdered together on March 22, 235 AD. AR Denarius Rome mint. 1st emission of Severus Alexander, struck 222 AD. Obv: Draped bust right. Rev: Juno standing left, holding patera and long scepter; to left, peacock standing left. RIC IV 343 (Alexander); RSC 35 Edited May 26 by PeteB 16 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_collector Posted May 26 · Member Share Posted May 26 Thanks for sharing your new addition, @expat. Here are my two Julia Mamaea coins: a denarius and an Alexandrian tetradrachm. 🙂 Julia Mamaea 222-235 AD. Denarius Obv: Draped and diademed bust of Julia Mamaea right "IVLIA MAMAEA AVG" Rev: Juno standing left, holding a patera and scepter, peacock at her feet. "IVNO CONSERVATRIX" 2.50g, 18mm. RSC 35 Aegean Numismatics. August 2023 EGYPT, Alexandria. Julia Mamaea. Augusta, RY 11 of Severus Alexander. AD 231-232. Potin Tetradrachm(23mm, 10.44 g, 12h). Obv: Draped bust right, wearing stephane Rev: Elpis standing left, holding lotus blossom and raising a fold of her dress; palm frond before; L IA (date) to right. Köln 2525;Dattari (Savio) 4483; K&G 64.68; RPC VI Online 10541; Emmett 3203.11 (R5). Very rare. From the Lionel Tenby Collection. Triton XXVII Online. January 2024. 16 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted May 26 · Supporter Author Share Posted May 26 Great examples from everyone, thanks for showing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter Posted May 26 · Member Share Posted May 26 (edited) Far from great example, but still, happy to have it Edited May 26 by madhatter 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegandron Posted May 26 · Supporter Share Posted May 26 RI Julia Mamaea AR denarius Pietas incense altar perfume Seaby 48 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenfool Posted May 26 · Member Share Posted May 26 (edited) Here's mine, Ex Roma Numismatics. Very doe-ish early portrait, from the same period as @PeteB and @happy_collector examples. The revserse die had taken a beating and couldn't have had much longer left in it. Edited May 26 by Steppenfool 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted May 27 · Supporter Share Posted May 27 Nice coin! I've got the sestertius version of your type plus a denarius with a Juno reverse: Julia Mamaea, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 225–235 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG; bust of Julia Mamaea, diademed, draped, r. Rev: IVNO AVGVSTAE; Juno, draped, seated l., holding flower in r. hand and object (swathed infant?) in l. hand. 21mm, 2.94g. Ref: RIC IV Severus Alexander 341. Julia Mamaea, Roman Empire, AE sestertius, 222–235 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA MAM[AEA] AVGVSTA; bust of Julia Mamaea, diademed, draped, r. Rev: VES[T]A; Vesta, draped, standing l., holding palladium in r. hand and sceptre in l. hand. 30mm, 24.40g. Ref: RIC IV Severus Alexander 708. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Price Posted May 27 · Member Share Posted May 27 One of my favorite coins is a Julia Mamaea (well half of it). Severus Alexander, with Julia Mamaea. AD 222-235. Æ Medallion (23 mm, 8.18 g, 12 h), Rome, 230. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG IVLIA MAMAEA AVG / MATER AVG Confronted busts of Severus Alexander right, laureate, draped and cuirassed, and Julia Mamaea left, diademed and draped / P M TR P VIIII / COS III P P Severus Alexander, togate, seated left on curule chair, holding Victory in right hand and long scepter in left, being crowned by Victory standing left behind him, holding palm frond in left hand; to right, Virtus standing front, head right, resting right hand on shield, inscribed VOT/X and set on tree or cippus, and holding parazonium in left hand. RIC 666 (As?); Gnecchi III, p. 45, 20; BMCRE 671. Extremely rare. Ex Leu Web Auction 29 (24 February 2024), lot 2216. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Ancient Coin Hunter Posted May 27 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted May 27 Great coins all. Of the Severan ladies I only have a Domna. Which is the ISIS type already shown... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amarmur Posted May 27 · Member Share Posted May 27 Julia Mamaea Venus with Cupid 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broucheion Posted May 30 · Member Share Posted May 30 Hi All, I recently posted this Mamea https://www.numisforums.com/topic/6281-eclipse-day-coin/#comment-82421 . The only other I have is https://www.numisforums.com/topic/10-post-it-and-pick-it/page/69/#comment-17570 . - Broucheion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qcumbor Posted June 1 · Supporter Share Posted June 1 Nice catch My denarius of hers Q 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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