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RIC IV Septimius Severus 859

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 859, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 196–211 AD. Obverse: bust of julia domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right. Reverse: cybele, towered, draped, seated left on throne, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left arm on drum set on left knee; to either side of throne, lion. Weight about 20.4 g, diameter 24.1 mm.
obverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 859
obverse: Bust of Julia Domna, hair waved and coiled at back, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Septimius Severus 859
reverse: Cybele, towered, draped, seated left on throne, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left arm on drum set on left knee; to either side of throne, lion
mint Rome weight 20.39g (7)
ruler Septimius Severus diameter ⌀24.1 (5)
denomination Sestertius axis 10↕ (6)
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

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reverse

Cybele, towered, draped, seated left on throne, holding branch in extended right hand and resting left arm on drum set on left knee; to either side of throne, lion

MATER DEVM S C
specimens (7)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 13.30g ⌀29.7 5↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 15.11g ⌀28.0
KENOM — Freiberg 21.87g 12↕
British Museum 23.96g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)
British Museum 21.75g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Septimius Severus 859 (ric.4.ss.859), 196–211 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-septimius-severus-859/ (accessed: 2026-08-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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