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Denarius of the Iulia Mamaea, Old stock, Silver, stamped, Silver, Total: Diameter: 2.1 cm, Inscription: Av: IVLIA MAMAEA AVG, coins, numismatics, queen, empress, ruler portrait, state portrait, profile (side view), luck, fate, lot, Severus Alexander, Late Imperial Era, Roman Antiquity, Avers: portrait of the empress n.r.; circumferential inscription IVLIA MA-MAEA AUG(sta), pearl circle. Reverse: personification of Felicitas with cornucopia and heraldic staff (lat. caduceus); circumferential inscription FELICITAS PVBLICA, pearl circle. Iulia Mamaea was the mother of Emperor Alexander Severus, the last member of the Severan dynasty to sit on the Roman throne from 222 to 235 AD. In the early years, she took over the de facto government of the Roman Empire for her still very young son. On the reverse side is the seated Felicitas, the Roman personification of good fortune and happiness.