Roman Imperial Coins
Lot 5608 Session 17 (11.30am Fri 26 Nov) Roman Imperial Coins
Estimate $150
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SOLD $130
JULIA MAESA, grandmother of Elagabalus, (A.D. 218-222), silver denarius, Rome mint, (3.21 grams), obv. draped bust of Julia Maesa to right, around IVLIA MAESA AVG, rev. PIETAS AVG, Pietas standing to left, sacrificing over altar and holding box of incense, (S.7754, RIC 263, [Elagabalus], RSC 29). Extremely fine and scarce.
Ex McHugh Collection. The Reka Devnia hoard of 81,044 silver coins contained 1,141 coins of Julia Maesa, but only 110 coins of this variety.
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