Bronze coin of Julia Mamaea from Bostra (BOS0113)
Dublin Core
Title
Bronze coin of Julia Mamaea from Bostra (BOS0113)
Description
Local bronze coin of Bostra (222-235 CE) depicting Julia Mamaea on the obverse
Source
Publisher
Spijkerman 1978: 80-81, no.53.
Date
Format
Bronze
Language
Identifier
BOS0113
Numismatics Item Type Metadata
Metal
Bronze
Weight (g)
3.99-4.98g
Diameter (mm)
18-22mm
Province
Arabia
Obverse Type
Draped bust of Julia Mamaea, facing right
Reverse Type
Marsyas standing facing right, with a wine skin slung over his shoulder and his right hand raised
Obverse Legends
IVLIAMAMAE AAVGVSTA (Julia Mamaea Augusta)
Reverse Legends
COLONIA B OSTRA (Colonia Bostra)
Type Notes
Obverse type same as on other coins of Bostra featuring Julia Mamaea (BOS0110-0112)
Name 1
Notes
The Marsyas type appears in third century CE (see the coin of Severus Alexander in Meshorer et al. 2013:151. no.44) and alongside Tyche in later types (see the example from 251 CE in Meshorer et al. 2013:152, no.60).
Selected Bibliography
Meshorer, Y., G. Bijovsky, and W.Fischer-Bossert. 2013. Coins of the Holy Land: The Abraham and Marian Sofaer Collection at the American Numismatic Society and the Israel Museum (Volume 1), New York: The American Numismatic Society (pg.151, no.48).
Spijkerman, A. 1978. The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem: Franciscan Press. (pp.80-81, no.53)
Spijkerman, A. 1978. The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia. Jerusalem: Franciscan Press. (pp.80-81, no.53)
Citation
“Bronze coin of Julia Mamaea from Bostra (BOS0113),” WIRE: Women in the Roman East Project, accessed March 28, 2024, https://wireproject.org/items/show/51.