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A silver coin of Aquilia Severa with a Concordia reverse Coin Type: Toned silver denarius of Aquilia Severa, 220 and 221 CE.
Mint and Date: Rome, 220 or 221 CE
Size and Weight: 19mm, 2.41g
Obverse: Draped bust right, bare-headed, straight hair with a fringe in front and a plait coiled in a tight bun behind.
IVLIA AQVILIA SEVERA AVG
Reverse: Elagabalus standing left facing Aquilia Severa standing right, clasping right hands. Elagabalus carries a roll in his left hand. Star in left field.
CONCORDIA
Ref: RCV 7680; RIC IV 228; BMCRE V p.558,187.
Provenance: thecolonel22 (eBay), December 2007. Dug at Cotterstock, Northamptonshire. See note.
BW Ref: 001 035 118
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Note: This coin is registered with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, find NARC-99D733.
The content of this page was last updated on 6 December 2007.