RIC IV Septimius Severus 253
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Roman EmpireRIC IV Septimius Severus 253. Denomination: Denarius. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Rome. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- Denarius
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Rome
- Authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse
- Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
- Reverse
- Africa, wearing elephant-skin head-dress, draped, standing right, holding out robe; at feet, right, lion
- Obverse legend
- SEVERVS PIVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- AFRICA
Catalogue references
- RIC / OCREric.4.ss.253
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