| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 196 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 28.2 g |
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| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IV.1#722, OCRE#ric.4.ss.722 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, cuirassed, 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 | Jupiter, naked except for cloak on shoulders, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and vertical secptre in left hand; at feet, left, eagle. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | P M TR
P IIII COS II P P S C (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.) |
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| Mintage | ND (196) - - |
| Catalog ID | 8329693080 |
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