Sestertius - Septimius Severus VICT BRIT P M TR P XIX COS III P P S C, Victory

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year211
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight26.8 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#808, OCRE#ric.4.ss.808
Obverse descriptionHead of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringL SEPT SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT
(Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Augustus Britannicus. Lucius Septimius Severus Pius, emperor (Augustus), conqueror of the Britons.)
Reverse descriptionTwo Victories, winged, draped, standing left and right, fixing a shield to palm, at the foot of which are two captives.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVICT BRIT P M TR P XIX COS III P P S C
(Translation: Victoria Britannis. Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Undevicesima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum. Victory over the Britons. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 19th time, consul for the third time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (211)  - -
Catalog ID9083769060
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