Denarius - Septimius Severus VICT AVGG COS II P P; Victory

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	197-198
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# 269194
References	RIC IV.1# 120C 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.120C 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 X

Translation:
Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Imperator Decimum.
Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the tenth 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: VICT AVGG COS II P P

Translation:
Victoria Augustorum. Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae.
Victoria Augustorum. Consul for the second time, father of the nation.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 1.762–3.63 g;
Diameter varies: 16–26 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
Undetermined
ND (197-198)							$ 34

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