Aureus - Septimius Severus, Caracalla, and Geta AETERNIT IMPERI

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	200-201
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.29 g
Diameter	20 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 269257
References	RIC IV.1# 155B 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.155B Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, with aegis, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX

Translation:
Severus Augustus Parthicus Maximus.
Severus, emperor (Augustus), the greatest conqueror of the Parthians.

Reverse

Busts of Caracalla, laureate, draped, cuirassed, and of Geta, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed, facing one another.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AETERNIT IMPERI

Translation:
Aeternitas Imperii.
The eternity of the Roman Empire.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (200-201)

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