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As with bust of Aurelian

Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 270–275
Mint: Rome

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Diameter: 24 mm. Weight: 5.75 gm. Die Axis: 1
Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Zoë Wilbour (1864–1885)
Accession Number35.260
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ClassificationsNumismaticsCoins

DescriptionObverse: Bust of Aurelian, laureate and in armor, right.
IMPAVRELIANVSAVG
Reverse: Severina right, grasping hand of Aurelian left, between, in field, bust of Sun radiate.
CONCOR DI AAVG
ProvenanceBy date unknown: H. C. Levis Collection; 1925: with Naville & Cie., 6 & 8 Rue Pécolat, Geneva, Switzerland (Naville auction 11 [H. C. Levis Collection], Hôtel Schweizerhof, Lucerne, Switzerland, June 18-20, 1925, lot 945); by date unknown: U.S. Private Collection; April 4, 1935: Anonymous gift to MFA in memory of Zoë Wilbour