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Julia Mamaea, Roman Empress, silver denarius

The reverse of a silver denarius, struck in the name of Julia Mamaea, Empress of Rome and mother of the Roman Emperor Alexander Severus, 222-235 AD.

 

The image is of the goddess Vesta, the goddess of the home and family and all that implies.

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Uploaded on June 12, 2010
Taken on June 10, 2009