Aureus - Septimius Severus P M TR P XV COS III P P, Asclepius

€269,338.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year207
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#205, OCRE#ric.4.ss.205
Obverse descriptionHead of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringSEVERVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Severus Pius Augustus. Severus, the pious emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionAsclepius, naked to waist, standing front, between two snakes, in distyle temple, holding serpent-wreathed wand in right hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XV COS III P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta Decima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 15th time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (207)  - -
Catalog ID6576987950
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