RIC IV Septimius Severus 647

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC IV Septimius Severus 647. Denomination: Aureus. Authority: Septimius Severus. Mint: Laodicea ad Mare. Source: American Numismatic Society, Online Coins of the Roman Empire.

Physical characteristics

Material
Gold
Denomination
Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint
Laodicea ad Mare
Authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse
Bust of Julia Domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right
Reverse
Venus, naked to waist, standing left, holding helmet in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand, resting left elbow on column; at feet, left, shield
Obverse legend
IVLIA AVGVSTA
Reverse legend
VENVS VICTRIX

Catalogue references

  • RIC / OCREric.4.ss.647

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