RIC IV Septimius Severus 497A, Denarius, Silver, struck at Laodicea ad Mare, 198–198 AD. Obverse: head of septimius severus, laureate, right. Reverse: salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in extended right hand snake coiled round altar. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 15.2 mm.
| mint | Laodicea ad Mare | weight | 3.22g (9) |
| ruler | Septimius Severus | diameter | ⌀15.2 (5) |
| denomination | Denarius | axis | 9↕ (9) |
| material | Silver | technique | Struck |
| country | Roman Empire | dataset |
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obverse
Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG P M IMP XI
reverse
Salus, draped, seated left, feeding out of patera in extended right hand snake coiled round altar
SALVTI AVGG
specimens (9)
British Museum
3.48g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
2.93g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
KENOM — Freiberg
2.94g
12↕
British Museum
2.55g
1↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
3.07g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Septimius Severus 497A (ric.4.ss.497A), 198–198 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-497a/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA