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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.948
People
Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Plautilla, Roman (r. 202 CE)
Title
Denarius of Plautilla
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
202-205 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195680

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.47 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA
  • inscription: reverse: PIETAS AVGG

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
cf. BMCR iv, no. 429,430

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mark M. Salton
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.948
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
obverse: bust, dr., r., hair falling in many waves down; PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA
reverse: Venus Victrix, standing front, head l., holding apple up in r. hand and palm, sloped upwards to r. in l.; rests r. elbow on a large oval shield, balanced on ground; to l. in front of her, Cupid, standing l., holds up a helmet? on his r. hand; VENVS VICTRIX

Verification Level

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