Bithynia, Nikaia, Julia Maesa
Description:
Bithynia, Nikaia, Julia Maesa (218 - 222 AD). IOOΛIA MAICA AVΓ; draped bust right / NI-KAI-EΩN; hexastyle temple.
Diameter:
AE22 mm
Weight:
6,1 g
Grade:
aF/aVF
Attribution:
Recueil general des monnaies grecques d'Asie Mineure. Paris, 1904: 576
Commentary:
rare; dark grey patina, some roughness
History:
Julia Maesa was the grandmother of two emperors (Elagabalus and Severus Alexander) and a real master mind behind the restoration of Severan dynasty.
Article Number:
050-07-04-41652