Aureus - Septimius Severus DIS AVSPICIB TR P II COS II P P, Hercules and Bacchus

€2.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year194
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.21 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#31 var., Calicó#2446a
Obverse descriptionHead of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP III
(Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionHercules (on left), nude, standing facing, head right, right hand resting on grounded club, apple in left hand, lion skin draped over left arm, and Bacchus (on right), nude, standing facing, head left, grounded thyrsus in left hand, oinochoe in right hand over panther crouched left in center; COS II P P in exergue.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDIS AVSP-ICIB-TR P II COS II P P
(Translation: The protector gods. Older of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (194)  - -
Catalog ID3945250710
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