Denarius
Septimius Severus
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
194-195
Silver
Overall: 11/16 in. (17 mm)
Weight: 2.8 g
Overall: 11/16 in. (18 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29708
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Beared, laureate male head right, encircled by nebulous frame. Inscribed, clockwise, inward, from 7:00-12:00: IMP CAE L SEP SE; from 1:00-5:00: V PERT AVG COS I[I] Reverse: Helmeted female, wearing tunic to waist, drapery to feet; standing front, head left; vertical spear in left hand, right arm extended; round object next to right foot. Inscribed, clockwise, inward: [M I N] around 11:00: E; from 2:00-4:00: R [V I] C T; frame visible from 1:00-6:00, rubbed off 6:00-1:00; axis down; no "N" scratched anywhere.
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Catalogue Raisonne
RIC 409A, CREBM 379 [s over s]
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