Denarius - Septimius Severus VENV P VICT; Venus
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 194-195 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.8 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 269653 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 419 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.419Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Consul Secundum.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), consul for the second time.
Reverse
Venus, draped, standing left, holding apple in right hand and sceptre in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VENV P VICT
Translation:
Venus Victrix.
Venus Victorious.
Mint
Emesa, Syria, modern-day Homs, SyriaComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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