Object Title
Aureus with the Bust of Septimius Severus
Measurements
Diameter: 19 mm.; weight: 7.33 gm.; die axis: 5 Creation Date: A.D. 200-201
Creation Date
A.D. 200-201
Credit Line
Gift of Michael C. Ruettgers
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/aureus-with-the-bust-of-septimius-severus-522467
Provenance Information
May 17-18, 2001, anonymous sale (Auction 21), Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, lot 498. 2001, purchased by Michael C. Ruettgers, Carlisle, MA; 2008, gift of Michael C. Ruettgers to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 2008)
Exhibition Information
None known.
Publication Information
None known.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The date and circumstances of the coin’s discovery are not known. Gold coins of this type, while struck at Rome, circulated widely and have been found within the present-day borders of many countries. Per the MFA’s 2006 agreement with the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Museum contacted Ministry representatives prior to acquiring the coin; the Ministry raised no objection to the acquisition.