Denarius of Septimius Severus, Emperor of Rome from Rome

195–96

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 2.9 g, 12:00, 17.5 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Reverend Andrew Tully Pratt, B.A. 1847, M.D. 1852
Accession Number: 2001.87.3115
Geography: Made in Rome
Culture: Roman
Period: 2nd century A.D.
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: L SEPT SEV PER AVG IMP VII Head laureate r.

Reverse Description: P M TR P III COS II P P Minerva standing l. holding shield and transverse spear

Provenance

Reverend Andrew Tully Pratt, to about 1868; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1868–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Object copyright

Additional information

coins, denarii, money

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