ORBIANA (WIFE OF SEVERUS ALEXANDER) AR DENARIUS
Rome Mint 225 AD
Obverse: SALL BARBIA ORBIANA AVG Draped bust of Orbiana right
Reverse: FECVND AVGVSTAE Fecunditas standing left, holding cornucopiae and feeding child below
References: RIC - (Mule with reverse of Julia Mamaea, RIC 331) Unpublished, Extremely Rare
Size: 18mm, 2.32g
Professional Numismatic Notes: Good very-fine and toned with some red-iron mineral deposits. This reverse type is recorded only for Julia Mamaea (the mother of Severus Alexander), but not for Orbiana the wife of Severus Alexander. The weight on this specimen is low, so it is possibly a fouree. Either way, it would be an important piece for a collection of the Severan dynasty!