RIC IV Septimius Severus 345

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 193–AD 195

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Alexandria (ancient mint)

Denarius in silver struck at Alexandria under Septimius Severus, AD 193–AD 195, catalogued as RIC IV Septimius Severus 345. Obverse: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right. Reverse: Apollo, wearing long robe to feet, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and lyre in left hand. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material
Silver
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
Denarius

Technical characteristics

Mint
Alexandria
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
Reverse type
Apollo, wearing long robe to feet, standing left, holding patera in extended right hand and lyre in left hand
Obverse legend
IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG
Reverse legend
APOLLINI AVGVSTO

Identification

Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.345
Catalogue reference
RIC IV Septimius Severus 345
Type corpus identifier
ric.4.ss.345

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
  • Diameter and die axis not transcribed
  • Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
  • No rights-cleared photograph identified yet
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