Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AE Sestertius, Rome Mint, AD 222-235

-Roman Imperial, Julia Mamaea. Augusta, AE Sestertius (bronze, 21.1g, 30mm), Rome Mint, AD 222-235

-Obv: IVLIA MAMAEA – AVGVSTA Draped, diademed bust right

-Rev: FECVNDITAS AVGVSTAE / S – C Fecunditas, wearing long dress, standing facing, head turned left, holding cornucopiae with her left hand, extending her right hand over child standing in front of her and stretching up arms towards her

-Ref: RIC 124, 668

-Rarity/Choice: Scarce, VF (minor tooling otherwise in great condition)

-Note: In the final years of Rome’s Severan dynasty, the mint of Rome struck a heavy bronze sestertius bearing the calm, composed portrait of Julia Mamaea, mother and guardian of young Emperor Severus Alexander. As soldiers and courtiers debated the future of the empire, this coin carried a message of hope. On the reverse, Fecunditas stands with a cornucopia, extending her hand toward a child reaching up to her, Rome’s symbolic promise of renewal. It was a quiet reminder that even in uncertain times, the empire still believed in continuity, prosperity, and the steady guidance of its imperial women. Centuries later, this same sestertius survives as a witness to Julia Mamaea’s influence, her devotion to her son, and the fragile hope for stability at the twilight of the Severan age.