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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.259
People
Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 211 CE)
Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Roman (r. 193 - 217 CE)
Title
Aureus of Septimius Severus, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
200 -201 CE
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Lazio, Rome
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195903

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
7.38 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
aureus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX
  • Reverse Inscription: IVLIA AVGVSTA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
BMC V, p. 192, no. 192

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.259
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, bearded, wearing lion's skin over the shoulder r.
Rev.: Bust of Julia Domna, draped, r.

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
  • Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008
  • Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011

Subjects and Contexts

  • Collection Highlights

Verification Level

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