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A silver denarius of the emperor Septimius Severus showing Liber and a panther Coin Type: Silver denarius of Septimius Severus, 193 CE - 211 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 197 CE.
Size and Weight: 17 mm, 2.01g
Obverse: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII
Laureate head right.
Reverse: LIBERO (PATRI)
Liber, naked, standing facing, head left, with right hand placing wreath on head, holding vertical thyrsus in left hand; at his feet, left, a panther sitting left, with ribbon attached, head turned back right.
Ref: RCV (2002) —; RIC IV 99; BMCRE V p.56, 222.
BW Ref: 028 054 043
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