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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1864,1128.98
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Bust of Septimius Severus, draped, cuirassed, head, laureate, bearded, right. (obverse); Bust of Julia Domna, draped, head, bare, facing between busts of Caracalla, laureate, draped, right, on left, and Geta, draped, head, bare, left, on right. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Roman Empire Ancient Greece and Rome: Roman Empire
Authority: Ruler: Septimius Severus
Cultures/periods: Roman Imperial
Production date: 202
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials: gold
Dimensions: Die-axis: 11 o'clock; Weight: 7.130 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE5 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.V: Pertinax to Elagabalus (380, p.231); RIC4 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 4: Pertinax - Uranius Antonius (181c, p.115) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Septimius Severus; Portrait of: Julia Domna; Portrait of: Caracalla; Portrait of: Geta; Named in inscription: Felicitas
Acquisition name: Donated by: Edward Wigan
Acquisition date: 1864
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1864,1128.98
C&M catalogue number: RE5 (231) (380)

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