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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ...Spes advancing 1.; she holds up the skirt of her doubled tunic with 1. hand, and with r. presents small Victory to the Emperor, who stands before her, clad in paludamentum and cuirass, and holding spear; he is accompanied by two soldiers, one of whom, in advance, holds purse and sceptre, and the other, behind, purse: border of dots. M 1. PI. XXXLX. fig. 4. SEVERUS ALEXANDER AND JULIA MAMAEA. 1. Obv. IMPSEVALEXANDAVGIVLIAMAMAEAAVG(Below)MATAVG Busts, face to face, of Severus Alexander r., laur., wearing paluda-mentum and cuirass, and Julia Mamaea 1., draped and wearing ste-phane, her hair wavy: border of dots. Rev. FELICI TASTEM PORVM Emperor, togate, holding globe and scroll, seated 1. on curule chair; he is crowned by Victory, with palm in 1. hand, wearing tunic and peplum; before him, two female figures, one 1., (Felicitas?) the other facing, head r., (Julia Mamaea?) leaning with r. hand on sceptre: border of dots. M 1. PI. XL. fig. 1. 2. Obv. IMPSEVALEXANDAVGIVLIAMAMAEAAVG (Below) MATER AVG Same type and border. Rev. FELICI TASTEM PORVM Same type and border. M VI. 3. Obv. IMPSEV ALEXANDER AVG IVLIA MAMAEA AVG (Below) MATER AVG Same type and border. Rev. FIDES MI LI TVM Emperor r., laur., wearing paludamentum and cuirass, and holding patera and sceptre, sacrificing at a lighted tripod, and crowned by a praetorian soldier, at whose feet is a shield: before him, on the other side of the tripod, Jupiter 1., between two standards, his chlamys hanging on r. arm, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; at his feet, eagle: border of dots. JE 16. This medallion is struck in two metals. 4. Obv. IMPSEV ALEXAND AVG IVLIA MAMAEA AVG (Below) MATER AVG Same type and border. Rev. Same inscription. Similar type, but no eagle at the feet of Jupiter and no signum in front of him:...