Please support our sponsors
Log In
|
Register
[83795 Coins (44240 Unverified)]
Search
Advanced Search
Search By Coin ID
Home
ANCIENT/BYZANTINE
Ancient Spain
(872)
Byzantine
(753)
MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD
Germany
(30)
MODERN WORLD
COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS
Submit New Coin(s)
Sponsors page
Terms of Service
Contact Us
About Us
FAQ Page
Coin Detail
Click here to see enlarged image.
ID:
728292
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Roman Imperial
Issuer:
Aquilia Severa
Date Ruled:
221 AD
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Denarius
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 221
Weight:
2.69 g
Obverse Legend:
IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG
Obverse Description:
Draped bust right
Reverse Legend:
CONCORDIA
Reverse Description:
Concordia standing left, holding patera and double cornuacopiae; star and altar before
Mint:
Rome
Primary Reference:
RIC 225 (Elagabalus)
Reference2:
RSC 002a
Reference3:
BMCRE 185 (Elagabalus)
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=17145
Grade:
EF, light porosity
Notes:
One of Elagabalus' greatest offenses was his marriage in 220 to the Vestal virgin, Aquilia Severa, following his repudiation of his first wife, Julia Paula. The Vestals were under a solemn vow of chastity, but Elagabalus defended his behavior in a letter to the Senate arguing that a child begotten of the high priest of Ela-Gabal by a priestess of Vesta could be little short of divine (he, however, betrayed his true motive when he added that he was in love with her). She was, it seems, the one woman able to overcome his distaste for the opposite sex. But the Roman historian Dio spoke for established opinion when he described the violation of a Vestal as an act "for which he [Elagabalus] ought to have been publicly scourged, thrown into jail and put to death." The indignation aroused was such that Elagabalus was forced to yield and Aquilia had to retire after only a brief period as empress.
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe
