Description: Septimius Severus (193 - 211 AD). AR Denarius, Rome mint 194-5 AD. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII; laureate head right / P M TR P III COS II P P; Minerva standing left holding spear and round shield.

Diameter: AR16 mm

Weight: 3,24 g

Grade: gEF/VF

Attribution: RIC 68

Commentary: great sharp portrait, silver luster, tight flan

History: Minerva is prominently depicted, together with a grizzly bear, on the Great Seal of California.

Article Number: 061-06-05-42750