Aureus - Septimius Severus, Caracalla, and Geta AETERNIT IMPERI

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year202
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.2 g
Dimensions20.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#178AB, OCRE#ric.4.ss.178AB
Obverse descriptionBust of Septimius Severus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringSEVER P AVG P M TR P X COS III
(Translation: Severus Pertinax Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Decima, Consul Tertium. Severus Pertinax emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the tenth time, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionBusts of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, and of Geta, bare-headed, draped, sometimes cuirassed, facing one another.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAETERNIT IMPERI
(Translation: Aeternitas Imperii. The eternity of the Roman Empire.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (202)  - -
Catalog ID9648163150
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