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RIC IV Septimius Severus 259

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 259, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 202–210 AD. Obverse: head of septimius severus, laureate, right. Reverse: triumphal arch of septimius severus, showing four columns and surmounted by chariot with six horses; to right and left, figures standing on bulls (?) or horsemen (?). Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 20.1 mm.
obverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 259
obverse: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 259
reverse: Triumphal arch of Septimius Severus, showing four columns and surmounted by chariot with six horses; to right and left, figures standing on bulls (?) or horsemen (?)
mint Rome weight 3.17g (6)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀20.1 (4)
denomination Denarius axis 8↕ (5)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right

SEVERVS PIVS AVG
reverse

Triumphal arch of Septimius Severus, showing four columns and surmounted by chariot with six horses; to right and left, figures standing on bulls (?) or horsemen (?)

COS III P P
specimens (6)
British Museum 2.14g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
KENOM 3.29g ⌀20.1 12↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 3.18g ⌀19.5
British Museum 3.46g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 259 (ric.4.ss.259), 202–210 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-259/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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