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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Severan Period| > |Septimius Severus| > RS83527
Septimius Severus, 9 April 193 - 4 February 211 A.D.
|Septimius| |Severus|, |Septimius| |Severus,| |9| |April| |193| |-| |4| |February| |211| |A.D.|, Septimius Severus was the commander of Legio XIIII Gemina Martia Victrix when Pertinax was murdered in 193 B.C. After the victory against Didius Julianus, most coins of the legionary series coins honored the soldiers who made their commander an emperor. The legion was raised by Octavian, who made the capricorn its symbol (depicted on coins as well). It is one of the legions that participated in the invasion of Britain under Claudius and later defeated queen Boudica receiving the Martia Victrix cognomen from Nero. The legion later moved to Gaul, then Germany where it participated in Saturninus' rebellion. Domitian moved it further East to Pannonia replacing the XXIth Rapax which was destroyed by the Sarmatians. Trajan used it in his Dacian wars. Lucius Verus used it in his Parthian war and Marcus Aurelius used Carnumtum as headquarters for three years during the Marcomannic wars. Only 18 specimens in the Reka Devnia hoard.
RS83527. Silver denarius, RIC IV 14 (S); RSC III 272; BMCRE V p. 22, 19; Hunter III 5; SRCV II 6302, gVF, superb portrait, reverse a little weak, some reverse die wear, edge cracks, Rome mint, weight 3.084g, maximum diameter 18.1mm, die axis 180o, 193 A.D.; obverse IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right; reverse LEG XIIII GEM M V, aquila (legionary eagle) between two legionary standards topped with wreaths and decorated with Capricorns, TR P COS in exergue; scarce; SOLD











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