Roman Imperial coin – HCR62722

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG

Design:

Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right

Reverse

Inscription:

LEG VIII AVG II COS // TR P COS (exergue)

Design:

Legionary eagle, standing left on perch between standards

Information

Period

Roman Imperial

Dynasty

Severan

Reign

Septimius Severus

Person

Septimius Severus (ruler/authority)

Mint

Emisa

Denomination

denarius

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

AD 193 – 195

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

3.08

Axis

Diameter (mm)

18.2

Acquisition method

exchange

Acquisition date

29/6/1950

Source

Spink, Numismatic Circular 1950, 26229

Acquisition credit

Acquired by exchange with Spink, 1950.

Acquisition note

£ (GBP)

Die link (obverse and reverse)

HCR62723

Die link (obverse and reverse)

BMCRE V, no.336, pl.15, no.7

Reference

RIC IV.1 : 357 corr.

Note:

reverse inscription reads LEG VIII AVG II COS TR P COS, not LEG VIII AVG TR P COS. The British Museum specimen referenced is mis-described.

Reference

BMCRE : 336 corr.

Note:

The die match between this specimen and the British Museum specimen confirms the latter's corrected reverse legend as LEG VIII AVG II COS TR P COS

Reference

OCRE : http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.357

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, mspencer-brown, mmaliczowski