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Denarius - Septimius Severus P M TR P II COS II 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 194
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 2.8 g
Diameter 18 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
269718
References RIC IV.1# 464
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.464
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP IIII

Translation:
Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Imperator Quartum.
Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the fourth time.

Reverse

Jupiter, naked to waist, seated left on low seat, holding Victory in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P II COS II P P

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.

Mint

Laodicea ad Mare, Syria, modern-day Latakia, Syria

Comments

Mass varies: 2.371–3.22 g;
Diameter varies: 16.5–19 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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