Sestertius - Septimius Severus LIBERAL AVG TR P COS II S C, Liberalitas

€2.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year194
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)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC IV.1#662, OCRE#ric.4.ss.662
Obverse descriptionHead of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES L SEPT SEV PERT AVG
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionSeptimius Severus, togate, seated left on platform; beside him, officer standing left; behind, Liberalitas, draped, standing left; before, on steps of platform, citizen, facing right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERAL AVG TR P COS II S C
(Translation: Liberalitas Augusti, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum. Senatus Consultum. The liberality of the emperor, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (194)  - -
Catalog ID8377378890
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