Denarius (Coin) Portraying Empress Julia Maesa
- Medium
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Genre
- coin
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
womansilverportraitcoininorganic materialancient artnonferrous metalancientroman (ancient, style or period)metal
About
The front of this coin portrays Julia Maesa, the grandmother of emperors Elagabalus and Severus Alexander. The back depicts the personification of Piety.
