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Forged denarius of Septimius Severus
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julian Watters, 2005-04-27 15:49:47
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Forged denarius of Septimius Severus
Description
English: A copper-alloy and silver coin of Roman date. Contemporary forgery of a denarius of Septimius Severus (AD 193-211), PROVID AVGG. Based on a prototype from Rome, AD 202-10.

RIC IV, c.f. no. 284

The coin consists of a copper-alloy core with a silver wash on top (now largely disintegrated). It has been well-executed on the reverse and bears a strong resemblance to the genuine coin. The obverse is heavily worn and corroded. It measures 17.7mm diameter by 1.8mm thick and weighs 2.53g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 193 and 222
Accession number
FindID: 94286
Old ref: BH-FB2AA7
Filename: Roman coin 05 56 - 20.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/59868
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/59868/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/94286
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