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Object Type
Museum number: 1997,1203.31
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right. (obverse); Aequitas, standing, left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left hand. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 193-198
Production place: Minted in: Alexandria (Egypt)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Weight: 2.13 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE5 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.V: Pertinax to Elagabalus (319, p.83) (type); RIC4 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 4: Pertinax - Uranius Antonius (344, p.135) (type)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Septimius Severus; Named in inscription & portrayed: Aequitas
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1997
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1997,1203.31
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: RAB-S 242

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