Septimius Severus

Name/Title

Septimius Severus

Entry/Object ID

093

Mintage

Mint

Rome

Date made

210 CE

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right

Transcription

SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT

Translation

Severus Pius Augustus Britanicus (Severus Pius Augustus Victory over Britan)

Reverse

Description

Jupiter, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sceptre in left hand; at feet, two children standing, one right and one left

Transcription

P M TR P XVIII COS III P P

Translation

Pontifex Maximus Tribunica Potestate 18 Consul 3 Pater Patriae (Chief Priest, holder of tribunican power for the 18th time, Consul for the 3rd time)

Currency

Denarius

Grading

Grade

4

Grader

Brenny Kay

Dimensions

Diameter

19.87 mm

Weight

3.1 g

Composition

Material

Silver