Denarius - Septimius Severus PM TR P V COS II P P, Sol

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 196-197
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.5 g
Diameter 17 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#489, OCRE#ric.4.ss.489
Obverse description Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering L 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 description Sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding whip in left hand.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering PM 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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Mint
Mintage ND (196-197) - -
Numisquare ID 9821819610
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