Septimius Severus; AE Sestertius; Fides
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Description
Septimius Severus (193 – 211 AD). AE Sestertius, Rome mint 193 AD. IMP CAES L SEPT SEV PERT AVG; laureate head right / FIDEI LEG TR P COS S-C; Fides standing left holding Victory and standard.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE27 |
| Weight [g]: | 22,76 |
| Grade: | aVF/F |
| Attribution: | RIC 651 |
| Commentary: | glossy light grass green patina, good portrait |
Historical Context
During his campaign in Asia Minor Septimius Severus built marvelous marble tomb for Hannibal, who died in Bythynia in exile some 400 years earlier and whom he considered his fellow Libyan countryman.
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