Picked this up in the last Savoca auction, one of the Julia's I was missing in my collection. Please show your Julia's.
Although her coinage is fairly extensive, I only have two. AR denarius Rome, 218 - 222 AD, struck under the authority of Elagabalus 18 mm, 2.675 g RIC IV Elagabalus 268; Cohen 36; RCV (2000) 7756; Sear 2183 Ob.: IVLIA MAESA AVG Bust of Julia Maesa to r., hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped right Rev.: PVDICITIA, Pudicitia draped, seated to l. on throne, drawing veil with right hand and holding scepter in left She is shown with the same hairdo as yours
Great looking Maesa! Sure was a handsome lady (talk about the Vespasian of Augustas). Mine is so masculine it looks like she's spitting Tabaco:
Nice addition Julia Maesa (218 - 225 A.D.) AR Antoninianus O: IVLIA MAESA AVG, Draped bust right, wearing stephane and set on crescent. R: PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing facing, head left, extending hand and holding acerrum; lighted and garlanded altar to lower left. Rome Mint 23mm 4.58g RIC IV(part 2), pg 50, #264 (Elagabalus). Julia Maesa (218 - 225 A.D.) AR Denarius O: IVLIA MAESA AVG Draped bust right. R: IVNO Juno standing facing, head left, holding scepter and patera. 3.3g 20mm RIC 254 RSC 016 Julia Maesa (218 - 225 A.D.) AR Denarius O: IVLIA MAESA AVG, Draped bust right. R: FORTVNAE REDVCI Fecunditas standing left, raising hand over child and cornucopia. Rome 18.8m 3.1g RSC 14 Rare Engravers Error: This coin features Maesa's Fecunditas type, RIC 249 = RSC 8, and should have been labeled FECVNDITAS AVG. It implies that Maesa's FECVNDITAS AVG type and Elagabalus' FORTVNAE REDVCI type were being produced simultaneously, that is in 219 AD, the known date of the FORTVNAE REDVCI type. This error is not unpublished: Cohen 14 reports a specimen in Paris, RIC 252 takes it over from Cohen. About the 6th known of this type, found two other specimens with the same combination of type and legend, both from the same reverse die but feature a young Maesa bust. This type features the older bust type. Possibly unique to feature this particular bust.
An important part of a Severan Dynasty collection! Well done, @Andres2! This thread needs some bronze! Julia Maesa, Augusta AD 218-225. Roman Orichalcum Sestertius, 21.28 gm, 29.2 mm. Rome mint, AD 218-220. Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVGVSTA, diademed and draped bust, right. Rev: PIETAS AVG SC, Pietas standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding incense box. Refs: RIC 414; Cohen 31; BMCRE 389; Sear 7763; Thirion 408. And the old dealer tag --
Nice new pickup! Mine was struck with a worn reverse die, but I love the portrait. Julia Maesa, AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.96 g). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus, AD 218-220. Draped bust right / Pudicitia seated left, about to draw veil and holding scepter. RIC IV 268 (Elagabalus)
A very interesting person; too bad the written record is so sketchy from that era. Those Severan women were amazing. Got this on eBay for a hair over $10 - it has a chunk missing, but I thought the portrait was worth it: Julia Maesa Æ Sestertius (Grandmother of Elagabalus) (218-222 A.D.) Rome Mint [IVL]IA MAESA AV[GVSTA], diademed and draped bust right / [PVDICITIA], Pudicitia seated right, holding scepter and drawing veil, S [C] in exergue. RIC 420 (Elagabalus); Banti 8. (17.46 grams / 28 mm)
Here is a little denarius set of all the different Severan Julias: Julia Domna, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 211–217 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG; bust of Julia Domna, draped, r. Rev: DIANA LVCIFERA; Diana, draped, standing l., holding a torch in both hands. 19mm, 3.09g. Ref: RIC IV Caracalla 373A. Julia Maesa, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 218–222 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG, bust of Julia Maesa, draped, r., hair turned up low at the back. Rev: PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing facing, head l. raising both hands, burning altar to l. 20mm, 3.65g. Ref: RIC IV.2 Elagabalus 266. Julia Soaemias, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 218–222 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA SOAEMIAS AVG, bust of Julia Soaemias, draped, r., hair waved and turned up low at the back. Rev: VENVS CAELESTIS; Venus, diademed, draped, seated l., holding apple in extended r. hand and sceptre in l. hand; at feet, child. 19mm, 3.39g. Ref: RIC IV Elagabalus 243. Julia Paula, Roman Empire, denarius, 219–220 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IVLIA PAULA AVG; bust of Julia Paula, hair waved and fastened in plait, draped, r. Rev: CONCORDIA AVG; Concordia, draped, seated l., holding patera in extended r. hand; in field l, star. 19.5mm, 3.00g. Ref: RIC IV.2 Elagabalus 211. 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.
Great OP coin with the grandma look to her portrait I have one with an idealized ? young portrait that I like very much for its style and brownish patina Julia Maesa, Denarius - Rome mint AD 218-220 IVLIA MAESA AVG, Bust of Maesa right IVNO, Juno standing left holding patera and sceptre 3.48 gr Ref : RCV #7750, Cohen #16 Q
I have only one: Julia Maesa (grandmother of Elagabalus & Severus Alexander), AR Denarius, 218-22 AD, Rome Mint. Obv. Draped bust right, IVLIA MAESA AVG / Rev. Fecunditas standing left holding cornucopiae, a small child at her feet, FECVNDI-TAS AVG. RIC IV-2 249, RSC III 8 (ill.), Sear RCV II 7749. 20.08 mm., 2.58 g. I have no idea whether the small child is supposed to represent an actual person, and, if so, whom. Does anyone have any thoughts?
Not too great, but.... Julia Maesa. Augusta, 218-224/5 AD. Æ Sestertius. (31x28mm; 17.35 gm;12h). Rome mint. Struck 218-220 AD. Obv: Diademed and draped bust right. Rev: Pudicitia seated left on throne, holding scepter. RIC IV 420; Thirion 417; Banti 8.
Got one today. Way too tempting to leave it. Julia Maesa (grandmother of Elagabalus) AR Denarius, ca 218-222 IVLIA MAESA AVG - draped bust to right Rev: SAECVLI FELICITAS - Felicitas standing to left, holding long caduceus and sacrificing over lighted altar; in left field, star. RIC IV 272 (Elagabalus); BMCRE 81-82 (Elagabalus); RSC 45b 2,27 gr, 20 mm Same as the coin posted by @Andres2. I have 2 other denarii from Maesa. Julia Maesa. Augusta AD 218-224. Rome Denarius AR 19 mm., 2,31 g. Mother of Julia Soaemias and Julia Mamaea, grandmother of Elagabalus and Severus Alexander RIC IV Elagabalus 249 Date Range: AD 218 - AD 222 Obverse Legend: IVLIA MAESA AVG Type: Bust of Julia Maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right Reverse Legend: FECVNDITAS AVG Type: Fecunditas, draped, standing left, extending her right hand over a child and holding cornucopiae in left hand Julia Maesa. Augusta AD 218-224. Rome Denarius AR 19 mm., 2,72 g. RIC IV Elagabalus 268 ; RSC 36 Date Range: AD 218 - AD 222 Obverse Legend: IVLIA MAESA AVG Type: Bust of Julia Maesa, hair waved and turned up low at the back, draped, right Reverse Legend: PVDICITIA Type: Pudicitia, draped, seated left, drawing veil over face with right hand and holding sceptre in left hand Last coins were purchased from different auctions but they have the same problem, as you can see. Most likely they belonged to the same collector. I suspect the green residue (that dissolved somehow parts of the coins) was caused by improper storing. Too bad, the coins show little normal wear.
Maesa is also available from an Eastern mint usually called Antioch. Two Junos and my favorite, a Fecunditas.
Nice coins! I have a small set of her coins Youthful portrait AR denarius - I would imagine these may have been struck under Elagabalus AR Antoninianus - these were definitely struck under Elagabalus An old, craggy portrait AR denarius - perhaps struck under Severus Alexander? And the cream of the crop - an extremely rare posthumous denarius! Her posthumous issues are only slightly more common than those of Julia Domna One I parted with but wish I hadn't- this AE As with Pudicitia is quite rare, as are all middle bronzes of the time. When I got it, there was only one other on ACSearch, although I think I may have seen a couple more since.
