Aureus - Septimius Severus COS III LVDOS SAECVL FEC, Bacchus, Liber, and Hercules

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year202-210
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#257 (aureus), OCRE#ric.4.ss.257_aureus
Obverse descriptionHead of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringSEVERVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Severus Pius Augustus. Severus, the pious emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionBacchus (Liber), wreathed, naked, on left, standing right, emptying oenochoe in right hand over panther, and holding thyrsus in left hand, and Hercules, naked, on right, standing left, holding club set on ground in right hand and lion-skin over left arm.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOS III LVDOS SAECVL FEC
(Translation: Consul Tertium, Ludos Saeculares Fecit. Consul for the third time, organiser of the Secular Games.)
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MintageND (202-210)  - -
Catalog ID2158891460
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