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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1908,0110.1438
Description
Copper alloy coin.
(whole)
Bust of Julia Mamaea, draped and diademed, right.
(obverse)
Bust of Tyche, draped and wearing turreted crown, left, with cornucopia over left shoulder.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Roman Empire
Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority
Ruler:
Julia Mamaea
Cultures/periods
Roman Provincial
Production date
222-235
Production place
Minted in:
Bostra (historic)
Materials
copper alloy
Dimensions
Die-axis:
6 o'clock
Diameter:
23 millimetres
Weight:
4.67 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
BMC Greek (Arabia) / Catalogue of the Greek coins of Arabia, Mesopotamia and Persia (Nabataea, Arabia Provincia, S Arabia, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Assyria, Persia, Alexandrine Empire of the East, Persis, Elymais, Characene)
(34, p.23)
Spijkerman 1978 / The coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia
(54, p.82)
(type)
Kindler 1983 / The Coinage of Bostra
(40, p.120)
(corr.)
SNG ANS / Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society
(1231)
(type)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
classical deity
allegory/personification
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Julia Mamaea
Representation of:
Tyche/Fortuna
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Leo Hamburger
Acquisition date
1908
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1908,0110.1438
C&M catalogue number
GC28 (BMC Greek (Arabia))
(23)
(34)