AR25 - Septimius Severus L - Β

Septimius Severus reached Egypt diplomatically before he reached it militarily — securing the province's grain supply and loyalty early in his civil war against Pescennius Niger was a strategic priority, and Alexandrian coinage from this regnal year reflects the speed of that political realignment. The city's mint was striking in his name before the conflict was fully resolved.

The Β regnal year designation places this piece in Year 2 of his reign by Egyptian reckoning, corresponding to the Alexandrian calendar year beginning in late 193 AD.