The Roman Empire
Septimius Severus, 193 – 211
Sestertius 210, Æ 28.27 g. L – SEPT SEVE – RVS PIVS AVG Laureate head r. Rev. P M TR P XVIII COS III P P Two Victories, vis-à-vis, holding round shield which they are setting on a palm tree in centre, at foot of which two captives seated l. and r.; in exergue, S C. C 547. BMC 186. RIC 796. Bernhart pl. 51, 809 (this coin). Rare. Brown-green patina with some minor marks on obverse, flan crack at four
o'clock on obverse, otherwise good very fine / about extremely fine
Ex Naville sale II, 1922, Vautier et Collignon, 1120
A coin celebrating the British campaign of Septimius Severus and his two sons. Example of a late portrait type of the Emperor with long forked beard, also featured on the next specimen below. AMP.