L SEPT
SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII (Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Imperator Nonum. Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the ninth time.)
Reverse description
Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand.
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Latin
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P M 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.)