Denarius - Septimius Severus P M TR P IIII COS II P P; Minerva
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 195-196 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.1 g |
| Diameter | 17.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 269119 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 71 Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham; 1936. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 4.1. Pertinax – Geta and Caracalla (AD 193–217). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , OCRE# ric.4.ss.71Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII
Translation:
Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Imperator Septimum.
Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time.
Reverse
Minerva, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding spear in right hand and round shield, set on ground, in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: P M TR P IIII COS II P P
Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 2.87–3.377 g;
Diameter varies: 16.81–19 mm;
Example of this type:
Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte Thüringens
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 16.81–19 mm;
Example of this type:
Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte Thüringens
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (195-196) | $ 23 | ||||||||||||||
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