Aureus - Septimius Severus PM TR P V COS II P P, Pax

€269,750.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year196-197
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#490A (aureus), OCRE#ric.4.ss.490A_aureus
Obverse descriptionHead of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII
(Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Imperator Octavum. Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the eighth time.)
Reverse descriptionPax, draped, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPM TR P V COS II P P
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (196-197)  - -
Catalog ID4967097390
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