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ID number: BIRBI-R2042 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Aurelian; Severina; Rome Denomination: Denarius Place made: Europe: Italy, Rome Culture: Roman Date made: 270-275 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.95 Weight (g): 2.19 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 2828. Rev. Sydenham Collection Sale, A. H. Baldwin, 1953. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Severina, wearing diadem, draped, facing r. Reverse: Venus, draped, standing facing l., holding seated figure (possibly Cupid) in r. and sceptre in l.; Γ in field, to r.
Inscriptions: Obverse: SEVERI-NH AVG (Severina Augusta). Reverse: VLN-V-S FELIX (To Venus, who brings Fortune). In Exergue: VSV
Bibliography: RIC V 6
Notes: In accordance with RIC, the VSV in the exergue of the reverse and the Γ in the field of the reverse are mintmarks (officina) indicating Rome.
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