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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-R1496
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey; Plevna Hoard
Maker:  Severus Alexander; Rome
Denomination:  Denarius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  AD 228-231
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  2.00
Weight (g):  3.19
Axis (degrees):  225.00
Provenance:  Haines 644. From a find near Plevna, Bulgaria, 1922. Acquired through the British Museum, 1923.

Description: Obverse: Head of Severus Alexander, wearing laurel wreath and short-beard, drapery over l. shoulder, facing r. Reverse: Severus Alexander, in military dress and standing facing l., foot on helmet, holding globe in r. and spear reversed in l.

Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP SEV ALE-XAND AVG (Imperator Severus Alexander Augustus). Reverse: VIR-TVS AVG (To the Courage of the Emperor).

Bibliography: RIC IV 226B

4 Related People
	Rome Roman;Byzantine;Italian
	Plevna Hoard
	Haines, Geoffrey Colton British 1899 1981-09-14
	Severus Alexander Roman 207 235

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