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LOT 3646
Julia Mamaea, Augusta AR Denarius. 1st emission of Severus Alexander, early AD 222. Rome mint.
IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, draped bust to right / IVNO CONSERVATRIX, Juno Conservatrix standing to left, holding patera and sceptre; to left, peacock standing to left, head to right. RIC IV 343 (Alexander); BMCRE 43-8 (Alexander); RSC 35. Near Extremely Fine. Some deposits on reverse.(2.77gr, 19mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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