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A silver denarius of the emperor Septimius Severus with a reverse showing Spes Coin Type: Silver denarius of Septimius Severus, 193-211 CE
Mint and Date: "Emesa", 194 CE
Size and Weight: 17mm x 16mm, 2.57g
Obverse: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II
Laureate head right.
Reverse: BONA SPES
Spes advancing left holding out a flower and raising the hem of her skirt.
Ref: RCV (2002) 6266; RIC IV 364; BMCRE V p.90, 340
Provenance: eps.c.mast (eBay), December 2002.
BW Ref: 007 027 004
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