| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 197 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
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| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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| Reference(s) | RIC IV.1#738, OCRE#ric.4.ss.738 |
| Obverse description | Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | L SEPT
SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII (Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Imperator Nonum. Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the ninth time.) |
| Reverse description | Genius, naked, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over garlanded and lighted altar, left, and holding corn-ears in left hand. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | P M TR
P V COS II P P S C (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quinta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fifth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.) |
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| Mintage | ND (197) - - |
| Catalog ID | 8985095760 |
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