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Universität Rostock, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 153A
RIC IV Philip I 153A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding long caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in le…
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC IV Philip I 161
RIC IV Philip I 161. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows antelope, walking left, with the legend SAECVLARES AVGG S C COS II.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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RIC IV Philip I 162A
RIC IV Philip I 162A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows low column inscribed COS III, with the legend SAECVLARES AVGG S C.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 167B
RIC IV Philip I 167B. Denomination: As. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows elephant, guided by driver with goad and wand, walking left, with the legend AETERNITATIS AVGG S C.
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Philip I 169B
RIC IV Philip I 169B. Denomination: As. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows felicitas, draped, standing left, holding long caduceus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand,…
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Philipps-Universität Marburg, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 172A
RIC IV Philip I 172A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows fides, draped, standing left, holding two standards, with the legend FIDES MILITVM S C. The…
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Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 175A
RIC IV Philip I 175A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows laetitia, draped, standing left, holding wreath in right hand and rudder in left hand, with…
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Universität Bonn, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 180A
RIC IV Philip I 180A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left ha…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 190
RIC IV Philip I 190. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows securitas, draped, seated left, holding sceptre in right hand and propping head on left hand…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Philip I 193
RIC IV Philip I 193. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, running left, holding wreath in right hand and palm in left hand, w…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 200A
RIC IV Philip I 200A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Otacilia Severa, diademed, draped, right, with the legend MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG. The reverse shows hippopotamus, standing right, with the legend SAECVLARES AVGG S C.
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Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 203A
RIC IV Philip I 203A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Otacilia Severa, diademed, draped, right, with the legend MARCIA OTACIL SEVERA AVG. The reverse shows concordia, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and double cornucopiae in left hand, wit…
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Institute of Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, University of Graz; GAMS Numis collection. Individual photographer not stated.
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RIC IV Philip I 21
RIC IV Philip I 21. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows antelope, walking left, with the legend SAECVLARES AVGG. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab…
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Hamburger Kunsthalle, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 219
RIC IV Philip I 219. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip II, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES. The reverse shows philip II, standing left, holding globe in right hand and standard in left hand; at feet, captive, w…
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Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 230
RIC IV Philip I 230. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip II, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows philip the Arab and Philip II, seated left on curule chairs; Philip the Arab nearer spectator, holds sh…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 255A
RIC IV Philip I 255A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip II, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES. The reverse shows philip II, in military attire, standing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and globe in left hand…
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Universität Rostock, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 256A
RIC IV Philip I 256A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip II, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES. The reverse shows philip II, standing left, holding globe in right hand and vertical spear in left hand, with the legend PRINC…
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Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 258A
RIC IV Philip I 258A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip II, bare-headed, draped, right, with the legend M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES. The reverse shows philip II, standing left, holding standard in right hand and spear reversed in left hand, with the legend PR…
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Münzkabinett Berlin, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC IV Philip I 265A
RIC IV Philip I 265A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows low column inscribed COS II, with the legend SAECVLARES AVGG S C COS II.
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 267A
RIC IV Philip I 267A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip II, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows philip the Arab and Philip II, seated left, on curule chairs, extending right hands; Philip the A…
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Institute of Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, University of Graz; GAMS Numis collection. Individual photographer not stated.
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RIC IV Philip I 26B
RIC IV Philip I 26B. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows philip the Arab, on horse, pacing left, raising right hand and holding spear in left hand,…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Philip I 41
RIC IV Philip I 41. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows pax, draped, running left, holding branch in right hand and transverse spear in left hand, w…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Philip I 48B
RIC IV Philip I 48B. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Philip the Arab. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Philip the Arab, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. The reverse shows securitas, draped, seated, left, holding sceptre in right hand and propping head up on left…
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC IV Pupienus 10B
AD 238
Antoninianus in silver struck at Rome under Pupienus, AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Pupienus 10B. Obverse: Bust of Pupienus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Clasped right hands. Obverse legend: IMP CAES CLOD PVPIEN MAXIMVS AVG. Reverse legend: CARITAS MVTVA AVGG.
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The British Museum — photograph sourced via the American Numismatic Society OCRE type corpus
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RIC IV Pupienus 11A
AD 238
Antoninianus in silver struck at Rome under Pupienus, AD 238, catalogued as RIC IV Pupienus 11A. Obverse: Bust of Pupienus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right. Reverse: Clasped right hands. Obverse legend: IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG. Reverse legend: PATRES SENATVS.
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Pupienus 14
RIC IV Pupienus 14. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Pupienus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Pupienus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG. The reverse shows liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand, with th…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Pupienus 18
RIC IV Pupienus 18. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Pupienus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Pupienus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG. The reverse shows legend in four lines within wreath, with the legend VOTIS DECENNALIBVS S C.
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Pupienus 22A
RIC IV Pupienus 22A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Pupienus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Pupienus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG. The reverse shows pax, draped, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand, with the le…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Pupienus 23A
RIC IV Pupienus 23A. Denomination: Sestertius. Authority: Pupienus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Pupienus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, standing front, head left, holding wreath in right hand and palm with draper…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Pupienus 4
RIC IV Pupienus 4. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Pupienus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Pupienus, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG. The reverse shows pax, draped, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand, with the legend PA…
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The British Museum
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RIC IV Pupienus 9B
RIC IV Pupienus 9B. Denomination: Antoninianus. Authority: Pupienus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Pupienus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right, with the legend IMP CAES CLOD PVPIEN MAXIMVS AVG. The reverse shows clasped right hands, with the legend AMOR MVTVVS AVGG.
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Münzkabinett Wien (Septimius Severus 193 n. Chr.), via OCRE / American Numismatic Society
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 11 (denarius)
AD 193–AD 194
Denarius in silver struck at Rome under Septimius Severus, AD 193–AD 194, catalogued as RIC IV Septimius Severus 11 (denarius). Obverse: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right. Reverse: Legionary eagle, facing left, between two standards. Obverse legend: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG. Reverse legend: LEG VIII AVG T…
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 117
RIC IV Septimius Severus 117. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X. The reverse shows sol, radiate, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and hol…
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Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 118
RIC IV Septimius Severus 118. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X. The reverse shows pax, draped, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand, with the…
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Institute of Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, University of Graz; GAMS Numis collection. Individual photographer not stated.
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 131
RIC IV Septimius Severus 131. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX. The reverse shows jupiter, naked except for cloak wrapped around raised left arm, hurrying right, brandishing t…
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Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 142A
RIC IV Septimius Severus 142A. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and trophy ov…
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Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 161B
RIC IV Septimius Severus 161B. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, wearing lion-skin, right, with the legend SEVERVS AVG PART MAX. The reverse shows bust of Julia Domna, draped, right, with the legend IVLIA AVGVSTA.
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Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 166
RIC IV Septimius Severus 166. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS AVG PART MAX. The reverse shows providentia, draped, standing left, holding in right hand wand over globe set on ground and sceptre in…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 167A (denarius)
RIC IV Septimius Severus 167A (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS AVG PART MAX. The reverse shows septimius Severus, in military attire, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right ha…
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American Numismatic Society (OCRE partner collection)
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 168A (denarius)
RIC IV Septimius Severus 168A (denarius). Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS AVG PART MAX. The reverse shows septimius Severus, in military attire, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right ha…
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Universität Passau, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 170
RIC IV Septimius Severus 170. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS AVG PART MAX. The reverse shows victory, winged, draped, flying left, holding wreath in both hands over shield set on low base, with th…
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Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 176
RIC IV Septimius Severus 176. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows two captives, each wearing pointed cap and draped to ankles, seated in mourning aptitude back to back, left…
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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 216
RIC IV Septimius Severus 216. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows jupiter, naked, sometimes wearing cloak, standing right, right foot drawn back, brandishing thunderbolt in…
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Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 226
RIC IV Septimius Severus 226. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows jupiter, naked except for cloak over left shoulder, standing left, holding thunderbolt in right hand and sc…
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Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 230
RIC IV Septimius Severus 230. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in right hand snake coiled in lap, with the legend P M TR…
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Numismatic Collection of the Professorship for Ancient History at the University of Augsburg, via nomisma.org / OCRE
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 241
RIC IV Septimius Severus 241. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT. The reverse shows neptune, naked except for cloak over left shoulder and right arm, standing left, right foot set on glo…
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Hamburger Kunsthalle, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 252
RIC IV Septimius Severus 252. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows heads of Caracalla, laureate, and of Geta, bare, facing one another, with the legend AETERNIT IMPERI.
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Ruhr-Universität Bochum, via nomisma.org
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RIC IV Septimius Severus 265
RIC IV Septimius Severus 265. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. The obverse shows head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right, with the legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG. The reverse shows septimius Severus, veiled, togate, standing left, holding branch in extended right hand and roll in left ha…
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