| Roma Numismatics Ltd > E-Sale 88 | Auction date: 9 September 2021 |
| Lot number: 669 | |
| Lot description: Julia Mamaea (mother of S. Alexander) Æ 20mm of Palaeopolis, Pisidia. AD 222-235. IV[LIA] M[AMAЄ]A, diademed and draped bust to right / ΠΑΛ[ΑЄΟΠΟΛ]ЄΙΤΩΝ, Athena standing facing, head to left, wearing Corinthian helmet, holding bucranium(?) and resting hand on shield. Cf. RPC VI Online 10983 (temporary) for Julia Mamaea coin from the same mint; apparently unpublished in the standard references. 3.77g, 20mm, 12h. Very Fine. Extremely Rare unpublished type from rarely seen mint. From a private European collection. The mint of Palaeopolis, thought to be in western Pisidia, was particularly active during the Severan dynasty. Estimate: 50 GBP |