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RIC IV Septimius Severus 656

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 656, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 193–193 AD. Obverse: head of septimius severus, laureate, right. Reverse: victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand. Weight about 21.8 g, diameter 28.5 mm.
obverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 656
obverse: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 656
reverse: Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand
mint Rome weight 21.79g (6)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀28.5 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 11↕ (6)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right

IMP CAES L SEPT SEV PERT AVG
reverse

Victory, winged, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm sloped over left shoulder in left hand

VICT AVG TR P COS S C
specimens (9)
KENOM 20.71g 5↕
American Numismatic Society 18.24g ⌀27.0 11↕
American Numismatic Society 19.80g ⌀30.0 12↕
British Museum 17.35g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 30.60g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 24.03g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 656 (ric.4.ss.656), 193–193 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-656/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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