RIC IV Septimius Severus 176
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC 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 and right of central trophy, with the legend PART MAX P M TR P VIIII.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 11
- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
Struck at the Rome mint, this silver denarius functioned within the Roman monetary system as the standard silver coin. Its reverse legend "PART MAX P M TR P VIIII" pairs with a depiction of a central trophy flanked by two seated captives draped to their ankles and wearing pointed caps, while the obverse displays the emperor's laureate head accompanied by the legend "SEVERVS PIVS AVG".
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- Denarius
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
- Reverse
- Two captives, each wearing pointed cap and draped to ankles, seated in mourning aptitude back to back, left and right of central trophy
- Obverse legend
- SEVERVS PIVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- PART MAX P M TR P VIIII
Identification
- Type reference
- RIC IV Septimius Severus 176
- Denomination and metal
- Denarius, Silver
- Obverse legend to match
- SEVERVS PIVS AVG
- Reverse legend to match
- PART MAX P M TR P VIIII
- Source note
- Type description from the American Numismatic Society's Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE); individual specimens differ in die, flan size, weight and wear, and legend breaks may vary.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.4.ss.176
Research required
- Editorial verification required.
- Weight, diameter and mint marks require specimen-level evidence.
- Museum specimen photographs are linked by the source; local photographs and reuse rights remain unverified.