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
Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand.
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.)
