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RIC IV Septimius Severus 789

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 789, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 209–209 AD. Obverse: head of septimius severus, laureate, right. Reverse: septimius severus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod in centre, and holding roll in left hand; before him, on left, caracalla, veiled, togate, standing right, extending right hand over tripod; behind and between them, pietas or concordia (?). Weight about 20.2 g.
mint Rome weight 20.18g (1)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (1)
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

L SEPT SEVERVS PIVS AVG
reverse

Septimius Severus, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod in centre, and holding roll in left hand; before him, on left, Caracalla, veiled, togate, standing right, extending right hand over tripod; behind and between them, Pietas or Concordia (?)

P M TR P XVII COS III P P S C
specimens (1)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 20.18g 12↕

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 789 (ric.4.ss.789), 209–209 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-789/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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