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Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Circle

Identification
Name of the Museum /Institution संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम	Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Circle
Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या	GM-BCP-MP-1409738
Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम	Coin
Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म	Currency - मुद्रा
Dynasty /वंश	Indo-Roman - हिन्द - रोमन
Period / तारीख/युग	C. 2nd - 3rd Cent. CE
Style / शैली	Indo-Roman - हिन्द रोमन
Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र	Mehmudabadkhedi, Sehore, Madhya Pradesh
Material / सामग्री	Gold - स्वर्ण
Sub Material / उप.सामग्री
Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है।	Bhopal Circle Office
State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र	Madhya Pradesh
Measurement/Weight माप/वजन
Length(cm) / लंबाई	.
Width(cm) / चौड़ाई	.
Height(cm) / ऊंचाई
Weight(gm) / भार	6.99
Diameter(cm) /व्यास	2
Thickness(cm)/मोटाई
Depth(cm) /गहराई
Description / विवरण
Description / विवरण	This is an Aureus hammered gold coin of Septimius Severus of the Roman Empire with a value of 25 Denarii and was used in the years 195-196 CE. On the obverse, the head of Septimius Severus, laureate, facing right can be seen, with the legends from left to right, clockwise, in Latin- L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII, meaning, Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time. On the reverse, Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over the left shoulder in the left hand, with a surrounding legend, in Latin, from left to right, clockwise, that reads- DIVI M PII F P M TR P III COS II P P, which translates to, son of divine Marcus Pius, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.
Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह
Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र
Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था
Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण	Areas around the legend is corroded and the coin in all is weathered.
Source
From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान	Around the Mehmudabadkhedi village

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