As - Septimius Severus COS III LVDOS SAECVL FEC S C, Hercules, Bacchus, and Liber

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year204
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAs = 1⁄16 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight11.8 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#765, OCRE#ric.4.ss.765
Obverse descriptionBust of Septimius Severus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringSEVERVS PIVS AVG P M TR P XII
(Translation: Severus Pius Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima. Severus, the pious emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time.)
Reverse descriptionBacchus, naked, standing right, holding cup downwards in right hand and thyrsus in left hand, facing Hercules, naked, standing left, resting right hand on club set on ground and holding lion-skin over left arm; left of Bacchus, leopard.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS III LVDOS SAECVL FEC S C
(Translation: Consul Tertium, Ludos Saeculares Fecit. Senatus Consultum. Consul for the third time, organiser of the Secular Games. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (204)  - -
Catalog ID5481541910
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