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RIC IV Septimius Severus 254

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 254, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 202–210 AD. Obverse: head of septimius severus, laureate, right. Reverse: africa, wearing elephant-skin head-dress, reclining left, holding scorpion in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; at feet, left, basket of corn-ears. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 19.4 mm.
obverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 254
obverse: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 254
reverse: Africa, wearing elephant-skin head-dress, reclining left, holding scorpion in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; at feet, left, basket of corn-ears
mint Rome weight 3.17g (6)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀19.4 (4)
denomination Denarius axis 5↕ (6)
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

Africa, wearing elephant-skin head-dress, reclining left, holding scorpion in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; at feet, left, basket of corn-ears

AFRICA
specimens (6)
British Museum 2.73g 1↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
American Numismatic Society 3.02g ⌀18.5 6↕
American Numismatic Society 3.98g ⌀19.5 6↕
British Museum 3.10g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 254 (ric.4.ss.254), 202–210 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-254/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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