Denarius (Coin) Portraying Julia Maesa

Art Institute of Chicago

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Julia Maesa

Roman; minted in Antioch (now Turkey)

Date
223
Medium
Silver
Culture
Roman Empire
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

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.

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Object type
AAT300037334

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