Roman Imperial coin – HCR151506

Obverse

Inscription:

[L SEPT SE]V PE[RT AVG IMP] V

Design:

Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right

Reverse

Inscription:

[VIRTVTI AV]G [S C]

Design:

Septimius Severus, in military attire, standing left, holding Victory on globe in extended right hand and spear in left hand, being crowned by Virtus, helmeted, in military attire, holding parazonium in left hand

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Severan

Reign

Septimius Severus

Person

Septimius Severus (ruler/authority)

Mint

Rome

Denomination

Sestertius

Material

orichalcum

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 195

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

19.71

Axis

Diameter (mm)

29.5

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

16/12/1937

Source

Family of the late Peter Carruthers

Acquisition credit

Presented by the family of the late Peter Carruthers, 1937.

Reference

RIC IV.1 : 693

Reference

BMCRE V : 562

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.693

Contributors to this coin record

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