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Numismatics
ID number: BIRBI-R2041 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): 2.00 Weight (g): 3.84 Axis (degrees): 0.00 Provenance: Haines 1469. W. S. Lincoln, 1932. |
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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.
Inscriptions: Obverse: S□VERI-NH AVO (Severina Augusta). Reverse: VENVS CELIX (To Venus, who brings Fortune). In Exergue: ∆
Bibliography: RIC V 6
Notes: On the obverse, there are two lines on the upper neck of Severina, likely from the die, but not unique to a singular die. In accordance with RIC, the ∆ in the exergue of the reverse is a mintmark indicating Rome.
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