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A silver denarius of the emperor Septimius Severus with a reverse showing Hilaritas Coin Type: Silver denarius of Septimius Severus, 193-211 CE
Mint and Date: "Emesa", 194 CE.
Size and Weight: 18mm x 17mm, 2.4g
Obverse: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II
Laureate head right.
Reverse: FORTUN REDVC
Hilaritas standing left. holding a long palm branch and a cornucopia.
Ref: RCV (2002) 6268; RIC IV 383; BMCRE V p.93, 359
Provenance: arizona-ron (eBay), November 2003.
BW Ref: 013 027 006
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