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Sestertius with bust of Septimius Severus
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 210
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32.5 mm. Weight: 24.57 gm. Die Axis: 2
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number68.710
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, to right.
L SEPTSEVE RVSPIVSAVG
Reverse: Caracalla and Geta, veiled and togate, sacrifice over altar in center. Between them, and behind altar, stands Septimius Severus, veiled and togate.
PMTRPXVIIICOSIIIPP in exergue: SC
L SEPTSEVE RVSPIVSAVG
Reverse: Caracalla and Geta, veiled and togate, sacrifice over altar in center. Between them, and behind altar, stands Septimius Severus, veiled and togate.
PMTRPXVIIICOSIIIPP in exergue: SC
ProvenanceBy 1968: with Spink & Son Ltd., 5, 6, & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1 (Spink & Son, Numismatic Circular, October 1968, no. 7116); purchased by MFA from Spink & Son Ltd., November 13, 1968