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A silver denarius of the emperor Septimius Severus showing Neptune Coin Type: Silver denarius of Septimius Severus, 193 CE - 211 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 210 CE.
Size and Weight: 19mm x 20mm, 3.04g
Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG
Laureate head right.
Reverse: P M TR P XVIII COS III P P
Neptune, naked except for cloak over left shoulder and right arm, standing with chest front but head and legs left, right foot set on rock, right knee bent, resting right hand on right knee and holding long vertical trident in left hand behind.
Ref: RCV (2002) —, RIC IV 234; BMCRE V p.360, 19
Provenance: Barry Murphy (Vcoins), February 2004
BW Ref: 019 038 016
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