Denarius - Septimius Severus P M TR P XVII COS III P P; Salus

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 209
Value 1 Denarius
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Silver
Weight 3.1 g
Diameter 19 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
269369
References RIC IV.1# 230,
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.230
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: SEVERVS PIVS AVG

Translation:
Severus Pius Augustus.
Severus, the pious emperor (Augustus).

Reverse

Salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled in lap.

Script: Latin

Lettering: P M TR P XVII COS III P P

Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Septima Decima, Consul Tertium, Pater Patriae.
High priest, holder of tribunician power for the 17th time, consul for the third time, father of the nation.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy

Comments

Mass varies: 2.125–3.96 g;
Diameter varies: 18.1–20 mm;

Example of this type:
American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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