Sestertius - Septimius Severus DIS AVSPICIB TR P II COS II P P S C, Hercules, Bacchus, and Liber

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year194
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight9 g
Dimensions21.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#666, OCRE#ric.4.ss.666
Obverse descriptionHead of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP II
(Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Imperator Secundum. Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the second time.)
Reverse descriptionHercules, naked, standing left, holding club in right hand and lion skin over left arm, and Bacchus, naked, standing left, holding cup in right hand and thyrsus in left hand; at feet of Bacchus, panther.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDIS AVSPICIB TR P II COS II P P S C
(Translation: Dis Auspicibus. Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. The protector gods. Older of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (194)  - -
Catalog ID6068531620
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