Denarius - Septimius Severus P M TR P III COS II P P; Mars
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 |
| Diameter | 17.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 269095 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 52 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.52Online 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
Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak tied round waist, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: P M TR P III COS II P P
Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 1.74–3.57 g;
Diameter varies: 15.5–19 mm;
Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 15.5–19 mm;
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 | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (194-195) | |||||||||||||||
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