Denarius - Septimius Severus VIRT AVG TR P II COS II P P, Virtus

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year194-195
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionSilver
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#430A, OCRE#ric.4.ss.430A
Obverse descriptionHead of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Consul Secundum. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), consul for the second time.)
Reverse descriptionVirtus, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and spear in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVIRT AVG TR P II COS II P P
(Translation: Virtus Augusti. Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Courage of the emperor. Holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)
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MintageND (194-195)  - -
Catalog ID8408083200
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