Sestertius - Septimius Severus DIS AVSPICIB TR P II COS II P P S C; Hercules, Bacchus, and Liber
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
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|---|---|
| Emperor |
Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 194 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 270065 |
| References | RIC IV.1# 669b 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.669bOnline Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, with drapery (or aegis) on left shoulder, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP III
Translation:
Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Imperator Tertium.
Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time.
Reverse
Hercules, naked, standing left, holding club in right hand and lion skin over left arm, and Bacchus, naked, standing left, holding cup in right hand and thyrsus in left hand; at feet of Bacchus, panther.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DIS AVSPICIB TR P II COS II P P S C
Translation:
Dis Auspicibus. Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Senatus Consultum.
The protector gods. Older of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time, father of the nation. Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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