ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Sestertius of Julia Mamaea
Place CreatedRome, Italy, Europe
Place ExcavatedCaesarea, Israel, Asia
CultureRoman
Date222-235 CE
MediumCopper alloy
Credit LineLink Marine Expedition, 1960
Dimensions1 1/8 in., 0.64 oz (2.8 cm, 18.2 g)
Object number1960.058
Label TextObverse: IVLIA MAMAEA AVGVSTA, with diademed bust of Julia Mamaea to rightReverse: FELICITAS PVBLICA SC, with draped figure of Felicitas standing facing with head turned to left, legs crossed, holding caduceus in in right hand and leaning on column with left
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
ProvenanceExcavated by Link Marine Expedition, Israel, 1960.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
222-235 CE
114-117 CE
140-144 CE
218-222 CE
222-235 CE
231-235 CE
136-138 CE
121-123 CE
249-251 CE
