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RIC IV Septimius Severus 229

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 229, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 209–209 AD. Obverse: head of septimius severus, laureate, right. Reverse: sea-god (triton?), naked to waist, reclining right, holding horn-shaped shell in extended right hand and rudder in left hand; at feet, sea-horse. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 19.1 mm.
obverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 229
obverse: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 229
reverse: Sea-god (Triton?), naked to waist, reclining right, holding horn-shaped shell in extended right hand and rudder in left hand; at feet, sea-horse
mint Rome weight 3.24g (4)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀19.1 (2)
denomination Denarius axis 5↕ (4)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right

SEVERVS PIVS AVG
reverse

Sea-god (Triton?), naked to waist, reclining right, holding horn-shaped shell in extended right hand and rudder in left hand; at feet, sea-horse

P M TR P XVII COS III P P
specimens (4)
British Museum 3.59g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 3.15g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 229 (ric.4.ss.229), 209–209 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-229/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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