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Description: | A silver Roman coin; a Denarius of Septimius Severus (193 - 211), INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH type dating from about 204 AD. The coin reverse shows Dea Caelestis holding a thunderbolt and sceptre seated facing forwards on a lion leaping over water which gushes from a rock on the left. See Sear number 6285. Sear notes (under entry 6201): "This type of coin records some special mark of favour shown by the emperors to Carthage, capital of Severus' native province. It appears to be connected with the city's water supply (perhaps a new aqueduct), but the details are not known. The principal female deity of Carthage was known to the Romans as Dea Caelestis, the "Celestial Goddess". Although not named on the coins, there can be little doubt that she is the figure shown riding on the lion."
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