Sestertius - Septimius Severus DI PATRII S C, Hercules, Bacchus, and Liber

€270,217.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year204
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight9.2 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC IV.1#762, OCRE#ric.4.ss.762
Obverse descriptionBust of Septimius Severus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringSEVERVS PIVS AVG P M TR P XII
(Translation: Severus Pius Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Duoecima. Severus, the pious emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the twelfth time.)
Reverse descriptionBacchus, naked, standing right, holding cup downwards in right hand and thyrsus in left hand, facing Hercules, naked, standing left, resting right hand on club set on ground and holding lion-skin over left arm; left of Bacchus, leopard.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDI PATRII S C
(Translation: Dii Patrii. Senatus Consultum. The ancestral gods. Decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (204)  - -
Catalog ID7999436900
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