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Sestertius with head of Divus Septimius Severus, struck under Caracalla
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 211
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 32 mm. Weight: 22.10 gm.
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number59.514
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Divus Septimius Severus, to right, bare-headed and bearded.
DIVOSEPTIMIOSEVEROPIO
Reverse: Funeral pyre with statuary, base and third tier draped; on top, quadriga facing. In exergue: SC
CONSE CRATIO
DIVOSEPTIMIOSEVEROPIO
Reverse: Funeral pyre with statuary, base and third tier draped; on top, quadriga facing. In exergue: SC
CONSE CRATIO
ProvenanceBy date unknown: G. Mazzini Collection (Monete Imperiali Romane, vol. 3, p. 22, no. 90*, pl. 8); by 1957: with Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd., 32 Rue de la Gare, Zurich, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Leu & Co.'s Bank, Ltd., September 19, 1959, for $ 1,230.00 (this is the total price of 59.513-59.516)