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Sestertius of Septimius Severus

Roman (Artist)
195-196 CE (Roman Imperial)
bronze; struck

Obverse: Bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, right; beaded border. Reverse: Fortuna, standing left, draped, cornucopia in left hand, rudder in right; wheel at feet to right; beaded border.

Inscription

[Inscription, Latin; obverse] L(ucius) SEPT(imius) SEV(erus) PERT(inax) AVG(ustus) IMP(erator) VII [Translation] Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, imperator for the seventh time [Inscription, Latin; reverse] P(ontifex) M(aximus) TR(ibuniciae) P(otestate) III CO(n)S(ul) II P(ater) P(atriae); S(enatus) C(onsulto) [Translation] Pontifex maximus, with tribunician power for the third time, consul for the second time, father of his country; by senatorial decree

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Max diam: 15/16 in. (2.38 cm); axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Harold Landon, 1943

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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59.665

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