Aureus - Septimius Severus VIRTVS AVG
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 197-200 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.1 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 269242 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 146B 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.146BOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX
Translation:
Lucius Septimius Severus Augustus, Imperator Undecimum, Parthicus Maximus.
Lucius Septimius Severus, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the eleventh time, great conqueror of the Parthians.
Reverse
Septimius Severus, in military attire, on horse prancing right, brandishing javelin at prostrate foe before, wearing pointed cap, and having dropped bow and quiver.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VIRTVS AVG
Translation:
Virtus Augusti.
Courage of the emperor.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 7.06–7.12 g;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (197-200) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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