Mother of Severus Alexander. Mamaea was made Augusta by Severus shortly after his accession and she shared his fatal fate on the night of the coup started by Maximinus. In fact, it was her constant meddling in the political affairs of the day and her intractable influence over Alexander that was one of the primary reasons the soldiers revolted against them both.
Being a mama’s boy much the same way his cousin Elagabalus was a grandma’s boy means Ms. Mamaea will be prominently featured in the money minted during his reign. And sure enough, her coins today are hardly any scarcer than those of Severus Alexander. Even big copper, by now a seriously outmoded form of coin, has a brief resurgence and a Sestertius, Dupondius or As of hers may be available from time to time.
