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Aureus - Septimius Severus VICT PART MAX; Victory

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 202-210
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#
269454
References RIC IV.1# 295 (aureus)
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.295_aureus
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

Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VICT PART MAX

Translation:
Victoria Parthica Maxima.
Great victory over Parthia.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 7.04–7.229 g;
Diameter varies: 19.6–20 mm;

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
ND (202-210) 

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