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Denarius - Septimius Severus P M TR P XVI COS III P P; Jupiter

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 208
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.2 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
269352
References RIC IV.1# 216
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.216
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SEVERVS PIVS AVG

Translation:
Severus Pius Augustus.
Severus, the pious emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Jupiter, naked, sometimes wearing cloak, standing right, right foot drawn back, brandishing thunderbolt in right hand and holding sceptre in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P XVI COS III P P

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Sexta Decima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 16th time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 2.68–3.862 g;
Diameter varies: 18.1–21 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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