Septimius Severus — Denarius, VICTORIAE AVGG FEL, Rome

Rome mint, struck between AD 197 and 200. The obverse legend reads L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI

PART MAX, recording Severus at his eleventh imperatorial acclamation with the title

Parthicus Maximus. He claimed that title in 198, the year his army sacked Ctesiphon.

The reverse legend VICTORIAE AVGG FEL expands to Victoriae Augustorum Felici, "to the

fortunate victory of the emperors". Two Gs, two Augusti: Severus and his son Caracalla,

elevated that same year. Victory flies left with a wreath in both hands above a shield set

on a low base.

Attribution: RIC IV Septimius Severus 144B

Mint: Rome

Weight: 3.09 g

Diameter: 18 mm

Catalogued in the NumisLens cabinet — NL-50DE2-YEV62

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Attributions are my own, made from the references listed. Ancient coins are not always

straightforward, and a reference can turn out to be wrong or open to argument, so please

study the photographs. They are part of the description, and if you read the coin

differently I would like to know.