Coin: æ sestertius

Museum number:
8-4883
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.184
Description:
Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.74 grams, 28.5 mm. Septimius Severus, 195 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, bust r. laureate. Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB, two captives seated at foot of trophy; in field, S C; in exergue, COS II PP.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Rome (modern city), Lazio, Central Italy
Production place:
Rome (ancient city)
Culture or time period:
Severan Dynasty (193–235 AD)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Person depicted:
Septimius Severus (Emperor of Rome)
Inscription:
COS II PP, L.SEPT. SEV.PERT.AVG.IMP V, and PART. ARAB. PART. ADIAB
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money) and Sestertii
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
195 AD
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
weight 23.74 grams and linear 28.5 millimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4883, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.74 grams, 28.5 mm. Septimius Severus, 195 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, bust r. laureate. Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB, two captives seated at foot of trophy; in field, S C; in exergue, COS II PP.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4883, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.74 grams, 28.5 mm. Septimius Severus, 195 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, bust r. laureate. Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB, two captives seated at foot of trophy; in field, S C; in exergue, COS II PP.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4883, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.74 grams, 28.5 mm. Septimius Severus, 195 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, bust r. laureate. Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB, two captives seated at foot of trophy; in field, S C; in exergue, COS II PP.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4883, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.74 grams, 28.5 mm. Septimius Severus, 195 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, bust r. laureate. Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB, two captives seated at foot of trophy; in field, S C; in exergue, COS II PP.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4883, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.74 grams, 28.5 mm. Septimius Severus, 195 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, bust r. laureate. Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB, two captives seated at foot of trophy; in field, S C; in exergue, COS II PP.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4883, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.74 grams, 28.5 mm. Septimius Severus, 195 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, bust r. laureate. Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB, two captives seated at foot of trophy; in field, S C; in exergue, COS II PP.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4883, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.74 grams, 28.5 mm. Septimius Severus, 195 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, bust r. laureate. Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB, two captives seated at foot of trophy; in field, S C; in exergue, COS II PP.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4883, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.74 grams, 28.5 mm. Septimius Severus, 195 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, bust r. laureate. Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB, two captives seated at foot of trophy; in field, S C; in exergue, COS II PP.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4883, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.74 grams, 28.5 mm. Septimius Severus, 195 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, bust r. laureate. Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB, two captives seated at foot of trophy; in field, S C; in exergue, COS II PP.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4883, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.74 grams, 28.5 mm. Septimius Severus, 195 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, bust r. laureate. Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB, two captives seated at foot of trophy; in field, S C; in exergue, COS II PP.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ sestertius, accession number 8-4883, described as Coin; AE; Sestertius; Roman. 23.74 grams, 28.5 mm. Septimius Severus, 195 AD. Rome, Italy. Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V, bust r. laureate. Reverse: PART ARAB PART ADIAB, two captives seated at foot of trophy; in field, S C; in exergue, COS II PP.

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