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Sestertius with bust of Septimius Severus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 193
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 30 mm. Weight: 22.51 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number65.456
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
IMPCAESL.SEPT SEVPERTAVG
Reverse: Fides stands, head left, holding Victory on right hand, vexillum in left.
FIDEILEGTRPCOS S C (left and right in field)
IMPCAESL.SEPT SEVPERTAVG
Reverse: Fides stands, head left, holding Victory on right hand, vexillum in left.
FIDEILEGTRPCOS S C (left and right in field)
ProvenanceBy 1965: with A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., 1-11 John Adam Street, The Adelphi, London, W.C. 2; purchased by MFA from A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd., April 14, 1965