Aureus - Septimius Severus CONCORDIAE MILITVM; Concordia

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	198-202
Value	1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Gold
Weight	7.2 g
Diameter	20 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 269821
References	RIC IV.1# 502A (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.502A_aureus Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX

Translation:
Lucius Septimius Severus Augustus, Imperator Undecimum, Parthicus Maximus.
Lucius Septimius Severus, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the eleventh time, great conqueror of the Parthians.

Reverse

Concordia, draped, standing left, holding a standard in each hand.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CONCORDIAE MILITVM

Translation:
Concordiae Militum.
For harmony with the soldiers.

Mint

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

Comments

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
Undetermined
ND (198-202)

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