File:Denarius of Septimus Severus. Obverse view. (FindID 532113).jpg

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Dearius of Septimus Severus. Obverse view.
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All rights reserved, Geoff Burr, 2012-11-27 11:15:16
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Dearius of Septimus Severus. Obverse view.
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English: A complete, Roman, Struck or hammered, silver alloy, Denarius of Septimus Severus. Obverse: Laureate, draped bust of Septimus Severus with beard right. Inscription: (SEVERVS PIVS AVG). Reverse: Probably Roma standing left holding Victory and resting on shield and spear against left arm. Inscription: VIRT(AVGG). Die axis: 12 o'clock. The coin in fair, very worn condition. It has a slightly tarnished surface with a patch of green verdigris on the obverse and the reverse is struck a little off centre. This coin is likely to date to 193-211AD. Ref. Coins of England and the UK, Spink 2011, page 54 No. 211 and Roman Imperial Coinage Vol. IV No. 171(a). The coin is 18.0mm long, 17.5mm wide, diameter 18.0mm. (we don't have thickness or weight).
Depicted place (County of findspot) Surrey
Date between 193 and 211
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FindID: 532113
Old ref: KENT-49E6F1
Filename: DSCN6744.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/405878
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/405878/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/532113
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