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Object Type
Museum number: 1997,1203.51
Denomination: denarius
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right. (obverse); Septimius Severus, in military dress, on horseback, left, raising right hand. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 194 (and later)
Production place: Minted in: Cappadocia
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 3.23 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RIC4 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 4: Pertinax - Uranius Antonius (415, p.147) (var.); RE5 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.V: Pertinax to Elagabalus (389, p.97) (var.)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; equestrian
Associated names
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1997
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1997,1203.51
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: RAB-S 262

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