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RIC IV Septimius Severus 855

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 855, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 196–211 AD. Obverse: bust of julia domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right. Reverse: hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Weight about 21.3 g, diameter 26.6 mm.
obverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 855
obverse: Bust of Julia Domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 855
reverse: Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand
mint Rome weight 21.26g (9)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀26.6 (7)
denomination Sestertius axis 8↕ (10)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Julia Domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right

IVLIA AVGVSTA
reverse

Hilaritas, draped, standing left, holding long palm in right hand and cornucopiae in left hand

HILARITAS S C
specimens (12)
KENOM 26.06g ⌀34.5 5↕
British Museum 26.06g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 15.78g ⌀30.6 12↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 14.21g ⌀30.8 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 16.80g ⌀30.8 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀28.3 6↕
KENOM — Freiberg 18.49g 6↕
British Museum 23.67g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 28.84g 6↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 855 (ric.4.ss.855), 196–211 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-855/ (accessed: 2026-10-21). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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