Denarius of Septimius Severus, Emperor of Rome from Rome Mint: Rome
Honorand: Geta Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 189–211
Ruler: Septimius Severus, Emperor of Rome, A.D. 146–211, ruled 193–211

200–202

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

3.29 g, 6:00, 18.40 mm

Credit Line

Gift of the Mitchel family in honor of Professor F. W. Mitchel, B.A. 1944, M.A. 1944, Ph.D. 1954

Accession Number

2018.177.102

Geography

Made in Rome

Culture

Roman

Period

3rd century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: SEVERVS PIVS AVG Head laureate r.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: Salas seated l., feeding snake coiled around altar
Provenance
Professor Fordyce W. Mitchel., Columbia, Miss., from about 1950 to 1986; Eileen McClelland Mitchel, 1986–2013; Fordyce W. Mitchel II, Magdalen Mitchel, and Henry McClelland Mitchel, 2013–2018; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Object/Work type

coins, denarii, money

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