RIC IV Septimius Severus 798, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 210–210 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 25.2 g, diameter 34.0 mm.
obverse
Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
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 XVIII COS III P P S C
specimens (7)
British Museum
29.99g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum
18.01g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
24.57g
⌀32.5
British Museum
25.14g
12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Cite this coin
RIC IV Septimius Severus 798 (ric.4.ss.798), 210–210 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-798/ (accessed: 2026-09-02). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA