As - Septimius Severus P M TR P XVI COS III P P S C, Genius

€270,245.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year208
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueAs = 1⁄16 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#782B, OCRE#ric.4.ss.782B
Obverse descriptionBust of Septimius Severus, laureate, with aegis on left shoulder, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringSEVERVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Severus Pius Augustus. Severus, the pious emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionGenius, towered, naked, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over garlanded and lighted altar, left, and holding double cornucopiae in left hand, fold of drapery over left arm.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XVI COS III P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta Decima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 16th time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (208)  - -
Catalog ID2696205990
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