Aureus - Septimius Severus DIVI M PII F P M TR P III COS II P P, Mars

€269,113.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year195-196
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#65, OCRE#ric.4.ss.65
Obverse descriptionHead of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII
(Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Imperator Septimum. Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time.)
Reverse descriptionMars, helmeted, naked except for cloak tied round waist, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDIVI M PII F P M TR P III COS II P P
(Translation: Divi Marci Pii Filius Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Son of divine Marcus Pius, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (195-196)  - -
Catalog ID3334755680
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