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Denarius - Septimius Severus VICTOR AVG; Victory

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 196-197
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#
269745
References RIC IV.1# 485
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.485
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 VIII

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

Reverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering: VICTOR AVG

Translation:
Victoria Augusti.
Victory of the emperor (Augustus).

Mint

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

Comments

Mass varies: 2.54–3.09 g;

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (196-197) 

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