v11_0374 - SEVERINA Demi-aurelianus
MONNAIES 11 (2002)
Starting price : 83.85 €
Estimate : 129.58 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 83.85 €
Estimate : 129.58 €
unsold lot
Type : Demi-aurelianus
Date: 275
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Millesimal fineness : 25 ‰
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,31 g.
Rarity : R1
Officine: 5e
Emission: 11e
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait. Patine marron foncé. Infimes petits trous dans le champ au revers
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : SEVERI-NA AVG.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé et drapé de Séverine à droite, vu de trois quarts en avant (L5).
Obverse translation : "Severina Augusta", (Séverine augusta).
Reverse
Reverse legend : VENVS F-ELIX// E.
Reverse description : Vénus debout à gauche, tenant de la main droite Cupidon et de la gauche un long sceptre.
Reverse translation : “Venus Felix”, (Vénus heureuse).
Historical background
SEVERINA
(+ after 275)
Wife of Aurelian - Augusta
Séverine, who receives the title of augusta in 274, survives her husband Aurélien, assassinated by a palace conspiracy. A three-month interregnum ensued, during which Séverine may continue to settle current affairs with the help of the Senate. The coinage of Séverine is very important compared to that of her husband for such a short period, between the end of 274, date of the reform, and the death of Aurélien.
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