Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Context: | Rome |
Material: | Silver |
Denomination: | Denarius |
Issuing Authority: | Severus Alexander |
Actual Weight: | 2.88 g. |
Date: | exact 227 AD |
Dimensions: | 20 mm. |
Region: | Latium |
Period: | Severan |
Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, Aequitas (the personification of fairness) standing in 3/4-view to the left, wreathed and draped. She holds scales in her right hand and a cornucopia in her left.
Donor: Gift of Joseph H. Clark
Commentary: Imperial denarius
Sources Used: RIC