Diva Julia Maesa (grandmother of S. Alexander) AR Denarius. Rome, AD 225. DIVA MAESA AVG, draped bust right / CONSECRATIO, Julia Maesa, holding sceptre, seated left on peacock flying upwards to right. RIC 378 (Alexander); RSC 3. 2.16g, 19mm, 6h.
Near Mint State; light crystallisation. Very Rare.
From a private UK collection.
A beautiful consecration denarius depicting the ascension of the deified Julia Maesa into the heavens.