Sestertius - Septimius Severus P M TR P XVII COS III P P S C, Virtus and Victory

€270,255.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year209
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#788, OCRE#ric.4.ss.788
Obverse descriptionHead of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL SEPT SEVERVS PIVS AVG
(Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Augustus. Lucius Septimius Severus Pius, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionSeptimius Severus, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and spear in left hand, being crowned by Virtus, standing left, holding parazonium in left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringP M TR P XVII COS III P P S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (209)  - -
Catalog ID9954961390
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