Reverse: Venus seated with Cupid
Obverse: Diademed Julia Mamaea
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Context: | Rome |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Denomination: | Sestertius |
| Issuing Authority: | Severus Alexander |
| Actual Weight: | 22.96 g. |
| Die Axis: | 12 |
| Date: | exact 224 AD |
| Dimensions: | 31.5 mm. |
| Region: | Latium |
| Period: | Severan |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, Venus enthroned, in 3/4-view to the left. She holds a scepter in her left hand and on her right hand a Cupid (who himself holds a wreath in his left hand).
Donor: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III in the name of Cornelius Adrian Comstock Vermeule
Commentary: Imperial sestertius
Sources Used: BMCRE