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Septimius Severus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 200-201. SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, laureate head to right / RESTITVTOR VRBIS, emperor in military dress standing facing, head to left, holding patera in right hand over lit tripod altar, and spear in left. RIC IV 167a; BMCRE 203-205 (Severus & Caracalla); RSC 599. 2.96g, 19mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private UK collection.
Septimius Severus was credited with restoring stability to the Roman Empire after the tumultuous reign of the emperor Commodus and the civil wars that erupted in the wake of his murder. The improved security of the Empire enabled Septimius to undertake restorative works in Rome itself, the theme of this coin reverse.
Near Extremely Fine.
From a private UK collection.
Septimius Severus was credited with restoring stability to the Roman Empire after the tumultuous reign of the emperor Commodus and the civil wars that erupted in the wake of his murder. The improved security of the Empire enabled Septimius to undertake restorative works in Rome itself, the theme of this coin reverse.