Aureus - Severus II HERCVLI VICTORI NK; Nicomedia
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Severus II (Flavius Valerius Severus) (306-307)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 306-307 |
| Value | Aureus (10) |
| Currency | Argenteus, Reform of Diocletian (AD 293/301 – 310/324) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 5.37 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 388194 |
| References | RIC VI# 41 Harold Mattingly, Percy H. Webb, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland; 2003. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 6. From Diocletian's Reform (AD 294) to the Death of Maximinus (AD 313) (Reprint). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , Depey Rom# 10/1Georges Depeyrot; 2006. La monnaie romaine : 211 av. J.-C. - 476 apr. J.-C.. Errance, Paris, France. , Calicó# 4991 Xavier Calicó; 2003. The Roman avrei. Áureo & Calicó, Barcelona, Spain (2 volumes).Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.). Leo Biaggi Collection of Roman gold coins and medallions. |
Obverse
Head of Severus, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SEVERVS AVGVSTVS
Translation: Severus emperor
Reverse
Hercules, naked except for lion skin over left arm, standing front, head right, resting right hand on club set on ground and holding apples up in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HERCVLI VICTORI NK
SMN
Translation: To Hercules, the Victor.
Mint
| SMN | Nicomedia, Bithynia, modern-day İzmit, Turkey |
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