As - Julia Mamaea (TEMPORVM FELICITAS; Felicitas) (222-235) front As - Julia Mamaea (TEMPORVM FELICITAS; Felicitas) (222-235) back
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As - Julia Mamaea TEMPORVM FELICITAS; Felicitas

 
Bronze - -
Description
Issuer
Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor
Severus Alexander (Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) (222-235)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
222-235
Value
As (1⁄32)
Currency
Antoninianus, Reform of Caracalla (AD 215 – 301)
Composition
Bronze
Shape
Round (irregular)
Technique
Hammered
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-05
References
Numista
N#279880
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Felicitas, standing left, holding patera in right hand and spear in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TEMPORVM FELICITAS

Translation:
Temporum Felicitas.
Fortunate times.

Comment

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Standard circulation coin As - Julia Mamaea (TEMPORVM FELICITAS; Felicitas) (222-235) from Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) made of Bronze is that it features an image of Julia Mamaea, the mother of Emperor Alexander Severus, on the obverse (front side), while the reverse (back side) bears the inscription "TEMPORVM FELICITAS" which means "Good Fortune of the Times". This coin was minted during a time of great turmoil in the Roman Empire, with numerous civil wars and foreign invasions, yet it still bears a message of hope and prosperity.