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194-195 AD - SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS AR denarius
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obv: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS I-I (laureate head right)
rev: FORTVN REDVC (Fortuna -as Hilaritas- standing left holding long palm & cornucopiae)
ref: RIC IVi 383, RSC175a
mint: Emesa
2.21gms
Scarce
Some obverse dies from 'Emesa' show the last letter 'I' placed beyond the point of the bust. One possibility is that these were the product of a mint traveling with the Emperor during the Eastern war against Niger. (According to Doug Smith).
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