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Sestertius with head of Septimius Severus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 194–195
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 31.5 mm. Weight: 19.20 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.566
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus to right.
[L]SEPTSEVPE RTAVG[IMPIIII]
Reverse: The three Monetae standing front, heads to left, holding scales in right hands, cornucopiae in left.
Around: MON[ETAVGCOSIIPP] In ex.: SC
[L]SEPTSEVPE RTAVG[IMPIIII]
Reverse: The three Monetae standing front, heads to left, holding scales in right hands, cornucopiae in left.
Around: MON[ETAVGCOSIIPP] In ex.: SC
ProvenanceBy 1962: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa.; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 20.00