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RIC IV Septimius Severus 759

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 759, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 203–203 AD. Obverse: bust of septimius severus, laureate, cuirassed, right. Reverse: the dea caelestis, wearing high head-dress and long robe to feet, seated facing on lion galloping right over waters gushing from rock on left, resting right hand on drum, balanced on lion, holding short sceptre in left hand. Weight about 10.0 g, diameter 24.4 mm.
obverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 759
obverse: Bust of Septimius Severus, laureate, cuirassed, right
reverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 759
reverse: The Dea Caelestis, wearing high head-dress and long robe to feet, seated facing on lion galloping right over waters gushing from rock on left, resting right hand on drum, balanced on lion, holding short sceptre in left hand
mint Rome weight 9.96g (2)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀24.4 (1)
denomination As axis 9↕ (2)
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

SEVERVS PIVS AVG P M TR P XI
reverse

The Dea Caelestis, wearing high head-dress and long robe to feet, seated facing on lion galloping right over waters gushing from rock on left, resting right hand on drum, balanced on lion, holding short sceptre in left hand

INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 9.33g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 759 (ric.4.ss.759), 203–203 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-759/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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