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RIC IV Septimius Severus 78A

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 78A, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 196–197 AD. Obverse: head of septimius severus, laureate, right. Reverse: fortuna, draped, seated left on low seat, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; under seat, wheel. Weight about 3.2 g, diameter 14.5 mm.
obverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 78A
obverse: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
reverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 78A
reverse: Fortuna, draped, seated left on low seat, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; under seat, wheel
mint Rome weight 3.19g (8)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀14.5 (6)
denomination Denarius axis 8↕ (8)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right

L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII
reverse

Fortuna, draped, seated left on low seat, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand; under seat, wheel

FORTVNAE REDVCI
specimens (10)
KENOM 3.94g ⌀17.2 12↕
British Museum 3.78g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
KENOM 2.58g ⌀17.6 5↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.60g ⌀16.7 12↕
KENOM — Freiberg 2.85g 6↕
British Museum 3.11g 7↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 78A (ric.4.ss.78A), 196–197 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-78a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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