Roman Imperial coin – HCR62728

Obverse

Inscription:

IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS

Design:

Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right

Reverse

Inscription:

AETERNITAS AVG

Design:

Crescent moon and seven stars

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)

2.93

Axis

Diameter (mm)

17.9

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition collection reference

David Walker Collection

Acquisition date

20/12/1990

Source

D. R. Walker

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by D. R. Walker, 1990.

mint attribution: uncertain

Mint attribution

The obverse portrait is finer and more austere than the usual Emisa style. The association of an anticipated Emisa reverse with this specimen's obverse legend in the Shapwick hoard provides the clearest link to this mint.

Reference

RIC IV.1 : N/A (obverse)

Note:

There are no examples in RIC IV.1 (or BMCRE) that record the obverse inscription IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS

Reference

RIC IV.1 : cf. Pescennius Niger 1

Note:

This reverse type is not known for Septimius Severus, only Pescennius Niger at the mint of Antioch

Reference

Abdy, R. and Minnitt, S. - 2002 - Shapwick Villa, Somerset : no.932 (obverse)

Note:

Rare example with a matching obverse inscription (IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS), with a reverse type attributed to Emisa (BMCRE V, p.89, no.339/RIC VI Septimius Severus 363 (5))

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, mspencer-brown, mmaliczowski