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Description: | Roman silver coin. The coin is 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.The coin is probably a contemporary copy which has a silver wash. Some of the surface has worn away, revealing a darker core with patches of orange rust.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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