Aureus - Septimius Severus P M TR P XI COS III P P, Fortuna

€269,317.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year203
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#189B (aureus), OCRE#ric.4.ss.189B_aureus
Obverse descriptionHead of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringSEVERVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Severus Pius Augustus. Severus, the pious emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionFortuna, draped, seated left on low seat, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; under seat, wheel.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XI COS III P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undecima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the eleventh time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (203)  - -
Catalog ID7373217930
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