Aureus - Septimius Severus LIBERO PATRI, Bacchus and Liber

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year197-198
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#112B, OCRE#ric.4.ss.112B
Obverse descriptionBust of Septimius Severus, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X
(Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Imperator Decimum. Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the tenth time.)
Reverse descriptionBacchus (Liber), standing front, head left, right hand on head (crowning himself?) and holding thyrsus in left hand; at feet, left, leopard.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERO PATRI
(Translation: Liber Patri. Of the free father.)
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MintageND (197-198)  - -
Catalog ID7052104990
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