Quotes from lucius septimius severus pertinax denarius

  • Lucius Septimius Severus was Roman emperor from to He was born in Leptis Magna in the Roman province of Africa.
  • This denarius, minted in CE, depicts on the obverse the head of Septimius Severus, and on the reverse a captive, with his hands bound behind his back.
  • This is an ancient Roman silver denarius of emperor Septimius Severus, minted in Rome between - AD.
  • Ancient Roman silver denarius of emperor Septimus Severus / Genius

    This is an ancient Roman silver denarius of emperor Septimius Severus, minted in Rome between -  AD. 

    Obverse:   L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X "Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the tenth time." laureate head right. 

    Reverse: P M TR P V COS II P P, "High priest, holder of tribunician power for the sixth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation." Genius standing left, sacrificing out of patera over altar holding corn ears

    CULTURE: ROMAN

    DENOMINATION: Denarius

    MATERIAL: Silver

    DATE:  -  AD (this coin was minted between - AD)

    SIZE: mm dia

    WEIGHT:  grams

    ATTRIBUTION: RIC ; Cohen

    PROVENANCE: Private collection Isle of Wight, originally a metal detector find from the Thetford area.

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  • Aureus depicting the head of Septimius Severus and the legionary eagle between two standards of the Legio XIV Gemina ( CE)

    Birley, Anthony R., Septimius Severus: The African Emperor (Roman Imperial Biographies; London: Routledge, )

    Campbell, Brian, The Emperor and the Roman Army: 31 BC - AD (Oxford: Oxford University Press, )

    Campbell, Brian, “The Severan Dynasty” , in The Cambridge Ancient History, Volume XII: The Crisis of Empire, A.D. (ed. Alan K. Bowman, Peter Garnsey, Averil Cameron; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ),

    Cooley, Alison E., “Septimius Severus: The Augustan Emperor”, in Severan Culture (ed. Simon Swain, Stephen Harrison, Jas Elsner; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ),

    Grant, Michael, The Severans: The Changed Roman Empire (London: Routledge, )

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    Noreña, Carlos F., Imperial Ideals in the Roma

    Ancient Roman silver denarius of emperor Septimus Severus / Harmony

    This fryst vatten an ancient Roman silver denarius, of emperor Septimius Severus, minted at Rome between  - AD. 

    Obverse:  L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X "Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the tenth time" laureate head right 

    Reverse: CONCORDIAE MILITVM, "For harmony with the soldiers" Concordia, draped, standing front, head left, holding standard in each hand.

    A superb example in EF condition with minor iron deposits from burial.

    CULTURE: ROMAN

    DENOMINATION: Denarius

    MATERIAL: Silver

    DATE:  -  AD (this coin minted in AD)

    SIZE: 18mm dia

    WEIGHT:  grams

    ATTRIBUTION: RIC b, RIC IV Septimius Severus

    PROVENANCE: Formerly in a private collection. Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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