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RIC IV Septimius Severus 257 (denarius)

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 257 (denarius), Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 202–210 AD. Obverse: head of septimius severus, laureate, right. Reverse: bacchus (liber), wreathed, naked, on left, standing right, emptying oenochoe in right hand over panther, and holding thyrsus in left hand, and hercules, naked, on right, standing left, holding club set on ground in right hand and lion-skin over left arm. Weight about 3.4 g, diameter 19.3 mm.
mint Rome weight 3.39g (2)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀19.3 (2)
denomination Denarius axis 9↕ (2)
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

Bacchus (Liber), wreathed, naked, on left, standing right, emptying oenochoe in right hand over panther, and holding thyrsus in left hand, and Hercules, naked, on right, standing left, holding club set on ground in right hand and lion-skin over left arm

COS III LVDOS SAECVL FEC

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 257 (denarius) (ric.4.ss.257_denarius), 202–210 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-257-denarius/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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