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Septimius Severus Emperor standing Coin Type: Silver denarius of Septimius Severus, 193 CE - 211 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 201 CE.
Size and Weight: 17mm x 19 mm, 2.7g
Obverse: Laureate head right.
SEVERVS PIVS AVG
Reverse: Veiled Severus standing left, holding olive branch in right hand at head height in front in right hand, and a scroll by side in left hand.
FVNDAT-OR PACIS
Provenance: ancient_auction_house_uk (eBay), November 2006.
Ref: RCV (2002) 6282; RIC VI (1) 256
BW Ref: 043 028 091
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