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A holed and battered silver denarius of the emperor Septimius Severus showing the emperor on horseback Coin Type: Holed silver denarius of Septimius Severus, 193-211 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 202-210 CE.
Size and Weight: 17mm x 19mm, 2.62g
Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG
Laureate head right.
Reverse: ADV-ENT AVGG
Septimius on horseback left with raised hand and spear; before him, soldier holding vexillum and restraining the horse by its bridle.
Ref: RCV (2002) 6255; RIC IV 248; BMCRE V p213, 305
Provenance: David Connors (Vcoins), October 2005
BW Ref: 029 036 048
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