Septimius Severus, AR Denarius, Rome
39.99 CHF
Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG (var.) – laureate, bearded head right. Reverse: IOVI … (legend worn) – Jupiter standing left, nude, holding a thunderbolt in the outstretched right hand and a long scepter in the left. Septimius Severus seized power in AD 193, defeated rivals Niger and Albinus, and strengthened the army. He campaigned successfully against the Parthians and later in Britain. He died at Eboracum (York) in 211, leaving the throne to his sons Caracalla and Geta.
- Category
- Roman
- Grading
- Fine to Very Fine (s-ss)
- Origin
- Leu Numismatik
- Diameter & Weight
- 18mm, 3.55g
Brilliant uncirculated – No signs of wear, freshly struck, highest quality.
Proof – Mirror finish with frosted and glossy fields. Collector’s edition.
Extremely fine – Minor wear, nearly all details preserved.
Very fine – Moderate circulation wear, some details worn, but visible.
Fine – Heavy wear, key elements still distinguishable.
Fair – Very heavy wear, outlines barely visible.
Poor – Only contours visible, almost no detail.
Fragment – Nearly destroyed, only a fragment recognizable as a coin.
Helveticoins complies with Art. 16 KGTG and guarantees that the cultural object was lawfully acquired.
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