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RIC IV Septimius Severus 708

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 708, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 195–196 AD. Obverse: bust of septimius severus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak over shoulders and chest, holding spear in right hand and resting left hand on oval shield; at feet, left, cuirass. Weight about 23.6 g, diameter 30.9 mm.
obverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 708
obverse: Bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 708
reverse: Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak over shoulders and chest, holding spear in right hand and resting left hand on oval shield; at feet, left, cuirass
mint Rome weight 23.61g (5)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀30.9 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, cuirassed, right

L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII
reverse

Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak over shoulders and chest, holding spear in right hand and resting left hand on oval shield; at feet, left, cuirass

P M TR P IIII COS II P P S C
specimens (6)
British Museum 20.81g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 26.43g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 27.85g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 708 (ric.4.ss.708), 195–196 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-708/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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