Septimius Severus - AR Denarius

Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Septimius Severus - AR Denarius

Entry/Object ID

C2017-RE301-396

Collection

Roman Empire

Mintage

Mint

Laodicea ad Mare

Date made

202 CE

Time Period

Roman Imperial

Place of Origin

City

Laodicea ad Mare

Area

Syria-Palestine

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Head of Septimius Severus laureate, right. Border of dots.

Transcription

SEVERVS PIVS AVG

Translation

Severus the Devoted Augustus

Reverse

Description

Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand. Border of dots.

Transcription

COS III P P

Translation

Consul 3 (Years) Father of the Fatherland

Issuing Authority

Septimius Severus

Denomination

AR Denarius

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Area

Syria-Palestine

Culture/Tribe

Roman

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Thickness

2.43 mm

Diameter

19.75 mm

Weight

3.51 g

Composition

Material

Silver

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

RIC 4.1 Septimius Severus 526