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RIC IV Septimius Severus 657

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 657, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 193–193 AD. Obverse: head of septimius severus, laureate, right. Reverse: virtus, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding victory in extended right hand and spear in left hand. Weight about 21.8 g, diameter 30.1 mm.
obverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 657
obverse: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 657
reverse: Virtus, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and spear in left hand
mint Rome weight 21.82g (3)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀30.1 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (3)
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

Virtus, helmeted, draped, standing left, holding Victory in extended right hand and spear in left hand

VIRT AVG TR P COS S C
specimens (4)
British Museum 19.59g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 27.98g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 657 (ric.4.ss.657), 193–193 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-657/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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