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SEVERVS PIVS AVG, head of emperor/INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH, Dea Caelestis seated on lion—records some imperial favor granted to Carthage, capital of Africa, Severus' native province
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Title: Silver denarius of Septimius Severus
Period: Mid Imperial, Severan
Date: 202–210 CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Silver; Mint of Rome
Dimensions: 3/4 × 1/16 in., 3.2g (1.9 × 0.2 cm, 3.2g)
Classification: Coins
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession Number: 08.170.334
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