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RIC IV Septimius Severus 538 (aureus)

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 538 (aureus), Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 193–196 AD. Obverse: bust of julia domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right. Reverse: vesta, veiled, draped, seated left, holding palladium in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand. Weight about 7.3 g, diameter 20.3 mm.
obverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 538 (aureus)
obverse: Bust of Julia Domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 538 (aureus)
reverse: Vesta, veiled, draped, seated left, holding palladium in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 7.25g (1)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀20.3 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 12↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Julia Domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right

IVLIA DOMNA AVG
reverse

Vesta, veiled, draped, seated left, holding palladium in extended right hand and sceptre in left hand

VESTA
specimens (1)
American Numismatic Society 7.25g ⌀20.3 12↕

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 538 (aureus) (ric.4.ss.538_aureus), 193–196 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-538-aureus/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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