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Object Type
Museum number: 1848,1017.1.X
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Septimius, laureate, in military dress, on horse pacing left, holding vertical spear, reversed, in right hand. (reverse); Bust of Septimius Severus, with aegis on left shoulder, head, laureate, bearded, right. (obverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 200-201
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 7.260 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE5 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.V: Pertinax to Elagabalus (208, p.194); RIC4 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 4: Pertinax - Uranius Antonius (169a, p.113) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; equestrian
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1848
Acquisition notes: This is the first of two collections registered 1848.10-17, and has been given the suffix X to distinguish it from the second collection, three coins donated by Enniskillen.
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1848,1017.1.X
C&M catalogue number: RE5 (194) (208)

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