Description: Macedonia, Thessalonica, Julia Maesa (218 - 224/5 AD). OVΛIA MAICA AVΓOVCTA; draped bust right / ΘECCAΛONIKEΩN; Nike standing left, holding Kabeiros and palm.

Diameter: AE27 mm

Weight: 12,58 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: Touratsoglou 155; SNG ANS 870

Commentary: brown patina with bronze highlights, slightly off-centre

History: Julia Maesa, the grandmother of two emperors, was the ultimate power woman of the Roman empire, being the mastermind behind the teenage emperors.

Article Number: 046-01-05-41652