Sestertius - Julia Domna SAECVLI FELICITAS S C; Felicitas
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 211-217 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 23.2 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 274022 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 590 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1936. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.1. Pertinax – Geta and Caracalla (AD 193–217). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.crl.590Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Julia Domna, hair elaborately waved in ridges and turned up low at the back, diademed (?), draped, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG
Translation:
Iulia Pia Felix Augusta.
Julia, the pious, fortunate, and venerable.
Reverse
Felicitas, draped, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar and holding caduceus in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SAECVLI FELICITAS S C
Translation:
Saeculi Felicitas. Senatus Consultum.
Age of good fortune. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 19.63–26.411 g;
Diameter varies: 29–31 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 29–31 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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