Bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
L
SEPTIMIVS SEVERVS PIVS AVG (Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Augustus. Lucius Septimius Severus Pius, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse description
Septimius Severus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over altar; in front of him, Caracalla, togate, standing left; behind altar, Piestas or Concordia (?), standing front; to left, flute-player; to right, harp-player; in foreground, Tiber, reclining right, leaning on urn; in background, canopy.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
SACRA
SAECVLARIA S C (Translation: Sacra Saecularia. Senatus Consultum. Sacred centuries. Decree of the senate.)
