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Septimius Severus Denarius RIC IVa 119a
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Septimius Severus AR denarius
2.96g, 16.8mm, 150 degrees, Rome mint, 197-198CE.
Attribution: RIC IVa, 119a. Cohen 641. BMCRE V 255.
O: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X, lead laureate right.
R: SALVTI AVGG, Salus seated left, with patera in right hand feeding a snake coiled around an altar.
This was a difficult coin to photograph. In hand, the legends and snake are clearer and I had to choose between a well lit and contrasting portrait or clearer legends with my flash setup.
70 examples in Reka Devnia, Mouchmov P.102.
Ex-Waseem Custy collection.
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