v13_0840 - SEVERINA Demi-aurelianus
MONNAIES 13 (2001)
Starting price : 152.45 €
Estimate : 304.90 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 152.45 €
Estimate : 304.90 €
unsold lot
Type : Demi-aurelianus
Date: 275
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 25 ‰
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,50 g.
Rarity : R2
Officine: 3e
Emission: 1re
Coments on the condition:
Beau portrait. Flan large et complet. Jolie patine vert foncé. Marque bien visible à l’exergue
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/ -|G// VSV.
Reverse description : Vénus debout à gauche, tenant de la main droite une pomme 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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