Description: Septimius Severus (193 - 211). AE As, Rome mint 194-195 AD. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP IIII; laureate head right / P M TR P IIII COS II P P; Minerva standing left, holding spear and round shield; S-C in fields.

Diameter: AE23 mm

Weight: 8,48 g

Grade: gF/gF

Attribution: RIC 685

Commentary: rare; brown patina, some roughness

History: In 195 Septimius Severus had himself adopted posthumously by the deified emperor Marcus Aurelius trying to connect him with the well-remembered Antonine dynasty.

Article Number: 063-09-04-44493