{"product_id":"julia-mamaea-silver-denarius-struck-ad-222-mother-of-severus-alexander","title":"Julia Mamaea Silver Denarius — Struck AD 222 ☆ Mother of Severus Alexander","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Denarius\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Period:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roman: Imperial (27 BC-476 AD)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCleaned\/Uncleaned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uncleaned\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silver\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ownership History Not Available\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27 BC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ancient\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFineness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKM Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuler:\u003c\/strong\u003e Severus Alexander\u003c\/p\u003eAn exceptional, highly detailed example of an ancient Roman silver Denarius struck under Empress \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"97\"\u003eJulia Mamaea during her very first year of imperial power in AD 222. Following the assassination of her chaotic nephew Elagabalus, Mamaea successfully engineered the elevation of her young son, Severus Alexander, to the throne. From day one, she held absolute \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"357\"\u003ede facto\u003c\/i\u003e control over the Roman Empire, micro-managing state affairs and tightly controlling her son's life as an infamous \"meddling mother.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eHer overbearing grip on power ultimately proved fatal. In AD 235, furious at her perceived weakness and interference with military budgets, mutinous legions stormed the imperial tent on the German frontier, brutally murdering both Julia Mamaea and her son together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThis historic first-year coin features the legendary reverse type \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"66\"\u003eIVNO CONSERVATRIX (Juno the Protector). As the queen of the Roman gods, Juno was the ultimate symbol of imperial female majesty, and she is accompanied here by her sacred animal, the peacock. This coin stands as a stunning, tangible artifact from one of Rome's most famous imperial family dramas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ClassyCoins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52577623966008,"sku":"236901642646","price":209.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/1743\/3400\/files\/57_2f0088a3-e157-46f3-b125-73b888937ec4.jpg?v=1782698481","url":"https:\/\/classycoins.com\/products\/julia-mamaea-silver-denarius-struck-ad-222-mother-of-severus-alexander","provider":"classycoins.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}