Although largely a peaceful time, the Severan Period was plagued by constant political turmoil and warfare - foreshadowing the imminent total collapse which followed the murder of Alexander Severus in 235 AD, and which we know as the Crisis of the 3rd Century.
One of the characteristic phenomena of this period of Roman history was the very active role played by the empresses and other female family members. This is also reflected in an abundance of coins struck in their name.
Reverse: Concordia standing left, sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar, holding double cornucopiae, * left; CONCORDIA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.66 g
Reverse: P M TR P XV COS III P P, Serapis standing left, raising right hand and holding transverse scepter
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 2.94 g
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Reverse: MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 3.26 g
Reverse: VICTORIAE BRITTANNICAE, S-C across field, Victoria standing right, left foot on helmet, inscribing shield hung on a palm.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
Reverse: VICT PART MAX, Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
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Reverse: Pax, draped, standing left, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand. P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 3.46 g
Reverse: COS IIII P P, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 1.27 g
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Reverse: VOTA SVSCEPTA X, Caracalla standing facing, head left, wearin veil, holding patera over altar
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.75 g
VOTA SVSCEPTA X="vows (prayers) undertaken [for] ten [years] of rule"
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Reverse: IMP ERII FELICITA / Felicitas standing left, holding a caduceus downwards and a child in arm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: Caracalla standing left, holding baton and spear; trophy to right; PRI_NCIPI__IVVENTVTIS
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.7 g
Reverse: Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt; SPES PV_BLICA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.75 g
Reverse: Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae; FELICI_TAS AVGG
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.19 g
Reverse: Quinquereme with four oarsmen, hortator and three seated persons left, two signa at stern; ADV_ENT AVGG
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.5 g
Reverse: Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia; LIBERALI_TAS AVGG__IIII•
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.93 g
Reverse: Liberalitas standing left holding abacus and cornucopiae; LIBERALI_TAS AVG VI
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.2 g
Reverse: Caracalla veiled, standing left, sacrificing out of patera over tripod altar; VOTA SVS_CEPTA X
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 4.14 g
Reverse: Fortuna standing left, elbow on column, holding rudder and cornucopiae; wheel at her feet is missing (engraver's error); FORT RED P M TR P XIIII COS III P P
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.74 g
Reverse: Venus standing left, holding Victory and sceptre, leaning on shield set on helmet; VENVS VICTRIX
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.71 g
Reverse: Sol standing left, raising hand and holding globe; P M TR P__XVIIII COS IIII P P
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.75 g
Reverse: Venus standing left, holding Victory and sceptre, leaning on shield set on helmet; VENVS VICTRIX
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.99 g
Reverse: PONTIF TR P VIII COS II, Salus seated left, feeding serpent coiled around altar
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.3 g
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Reverse: P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, radiate lion, walking left with thunderbolt in its jaws
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 4.98 g
Reverse: Salus seated left on throne, holding patera with right hand, feeding snake coiled around altar, cornucopia in left hand, text (PM•TRP•XV•COS•III•PP)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
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Reverse: PONTIF TR P XI COS II[I], Caracalla on horseback right, holding spear; PROF in exergue
Die Orientation: 8 H
Weight: 2.71 g
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Reverse: INDVLGENTIA AVGG, the Dea Caelestis, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, riding on lion right over waters gushing from rock, IN CARTH in exergue
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.41 g
Reverse: PM TR P XV COS III PP - Serapis standing left, raising right hand and holding transverse sceptre.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 2.9 g
Reverse: P M TR XX COS IIII P P - Sol standing left with raised hand and carrying whip.
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 3.97 g
Reverse: PONTIF TR P VIII COS II - Salus seated left, feeding serpent coiled around altar.
Die Orientation: 2 H
Weight: 3.06 g
Reverse: MARTI VLTORI - Mars moving right, holding spear and trophy.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.33 g
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Reverse: Saeculum Frugiferum standing left, holding caduceus with grain ears and trident; SAECVLO FRVGIFERO COS II / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 10.8 g
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Reverse: MINER PACIF COS II / Minerva standing left, holding olive branch and shield on ground, spear resting against her left arm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: VΠ CTA ΛONΓINOV NI[KOΠOΛITΩN] ΠPOC IC / Nemesis-Dikaiosyne standing facing, head left, holding scales and sceptre; wheel at feet
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.23 g
Reverse: PM TR P II COS II PP, Roma seated left on throne, holding small Victory and sceptre, shield to lower right
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 2.9 g
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Reverse: VICTOR ANTONINI AVG, Victory walking right, holding wreath and palm branch.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm; VICTOR ANTONINI AVG
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 5.1 g
Reverse: Libertas standing left, holding pileus and scepter; star right; LIBERTAS AVG
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.82 g
Reverse: Elagabalus standing right, holding patera and club or cypress branch, sacrificing over lit altar, * right; SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.75 g
Reverse: Elagabalus holding branch and offering from patera over altar, star in left field; SVMMVS SACERDOS AVG
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3 g
Reverse: VICTORIA AVG / Victory flying left, diadem in both hands, shields to sides, star in right field
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.23 g
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Reverse: MARS VICTOR, Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy
Die Orientation: 7 H
Weight: 4.44 g
Reverse: P M TRP IIII COS III P P - Victory flying left holding open wreath, * in right field.
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 2.9 g
Reverse: PRINCIVVENT, Geta standing left, holdng branch & spear
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 2.9 g
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Reverse: VICT AETERN, Victory hovering left, holding open wreath with both hands over shield set on base
Die Orientation: 5 H
Weight: 3.77 g
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Reverse: PRINC IVVENTVTIS, Geta, in military dress, standing left, holding branch and spear; behind, trophy
Die Orientation: 7 H
Weight: 3.7 g
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Reverse: SECVRIT IMPERII. Securitas seated left, holding globe, left arm on chair.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.52 g
Reverse: Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae; FELICITAS__PVBLICA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.08 g
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Reverse: FELICITAS TEMPOR, Felicitas standing left, holding short caduceus and cornucopiae
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.34 g
Reverse: ROVID DEORVM, Providentia standing left, holding wand and sceptre, globe at feet
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.6 g
Reverse: PONTIF COS, Minerva standing left with spear and leaning on shield
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.8 g
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Reverse: PONTIF COS II, Genius standing left, holding corn ears and sacrificing from patera over lighted and garlanded altar to left
Die Orientation: 7 H
Weight: 3.16 g
Ex. Brian Henry Grover Collection (Roma Numismatics E-Sale 72; Lot 1159)
Reverse: PIETAS PVBLICA, Pietas standing left, holding box over altar
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 346 g
Empress of Septimius Severus
Reverse: FORTUNAE FELICI, Fortuna enthroned, holding cornucopiae and resting on rudder set on globe
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 29 g
Reverse: Pietas standing left, raising both hands, altar to left; PIETAS__PVBLICA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.42 g
Reverse: Cybele seated left between two lions, wearing towered crown, resting left arm on drum, holding branch and scepter; MATER__DEVM
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.7 g
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Reverse: VENERI VICTR, Venus, seen from behind standing right, leaning on column, half nude with drapery hanging low beneath her posterior, holding palm branch and apple
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 2.03 g
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Reverse: LVNA LVCIFERA, Luna, with fold of drapery floating around and above her, driving biga to left
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 2.84 g
Reverse: IVNONI SISPITAE TR P II IMP II COS P P / S-C - Juno Sospita, in a goat's skin helmet, brandishing a javelin and holding a shield, while walking on a serpent. S-C across fields.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.26 g
Reverse: SAECVLI FELICITAS, Felicitas standing left, sacrificing out of a patera over a lit altar and holding a caduceus, star ini left field
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 245 g
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Reverse: SAECVLI FELICITAS, Felicitas standing left, sacrificing over lighted altar and holding long caduceus, star in right field
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.05 g
Reverse: Pudicitia seated left, pulling veil and holding scepter; PVDICITIA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.6 g
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Reverse: FECVNDITAS AVG, Fecunditas standing left, extending her hand over a child and holding cornucopiae
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 2.77 g
Reverse: SAECVLI FELICITAS - Felicitas standing left with long caduceus, sacrificing out of patera over lighted altar, * right.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 2.68 g
Reverse: IVNO CONSERVATRIX, Juno standing left with patera and sceptre, peacock at feet left
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 221 g
Reverse: Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter, peacock at feet left; IVNO CONSERVATRIX
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.68 g
Reverse: Vesta standing left holding patera and scepter; VES_TA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.9 g
Reverse: Felicitas seated left holding caduceus and cornucopiae; FELICI_TAS PVBLICA / S C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 19.84 g
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Reverse: IVNO CONSERVATRIX, diademed and veiled figure of Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre; at her feet, peacock
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 2.79 g
Reverse: VESTA - Vesta standing left holding patera and transverse sceptre.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 2.77 g
Reverse: Concordia seated left, holding patera; star to left; CONCORDIA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.1 g
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Reverse: CONCORDIA, Concordia seated left, holding patera in her extended right hand, resting left arm on armrest; star in left field
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.32 g
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Reverse: Venus seated left, holding scepter, extending her hand to Cupid standing before her; VENVS CAELESTIS
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.3 g
Reverse: Venus seated left, holding scepter, extending her hand to Cupid standing before her; VENVS CAELESTIS
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.87 g
Reverse: Salus seated left, holding patera over altar from which a snakes rises to eat offering; SALVS PVBLICA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.52 g
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Reverse: FELICITAS TEMPORVM / Felicitas standing left, holding short caduceus and scepter
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.89 g
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Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia enthroned left, holding patera and cornucopiae
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 2.23 g
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Reverse: AEQVIT AVG TR P COS II, Aequitas standing facing left, holding scales and cornucopia
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 2.69 g
Thus began the "Year of Five Emperors."
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Reverse: IVSTITIA AVGVSTI, Justitia (or Aequitas) standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 2.79 g
Reverse: VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left holding apple & palm, leaning on shield, Cupid at her feet
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
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Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGG, Concordia standing left, holding patera and sceptre
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.03 g
Reverse: Pietas standing right holding scepter and child; PIETAS__AVG G
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.69 g
Reverse:
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.92 g
Reverse: PACI AETERNAE, Pax seated left holding olive branch in right and long scepter in left
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g
This issue was usually struck on small flans.
Reverse: PROVID AVGG, Providentia standing facing, head left, holding wand over globe and scepter
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 3 g
Reverse: SECVRITAS PVBLICA, Securitas seated left, holding globe in right hand
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: -
Reverse: PM TRP III COS II PP, S-C, Jupiter standing left, holding Victory and sceptre, eagle at foot left.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 19.7 g
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Reverse: Moneta holding scales and cornucopiae; MON_ET AVG
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.39 g
Reverse: seven stars above and within a crescent; SAECVL FELICIT
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.1 g
Reverse: Minerva standing left holding spear and shield; P M TR P III__COS II P P
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.58 g
Reverse: Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae; P M TR P V__COS II P P
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.74 g
Reverse: Septimius Severus holding spear, riding a horse right; PROFE_CTIO AVG
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.85 g
Reverse: Jupiter advancing right, aiming thunderbolt and raising hand; IOVI PRO_P_VG_NATORI
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.24 g
Reverse: Mars standing right resting on shield set on top of a captive and holding spear in left hand; MARTI__VI_CTORI
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.58 g
Reverse: Septimius Severus military attire standing left, holding spear, sacrificing from patera over lit altar; RESTITVTOR__VRBIS
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3 g
Reverse: Septimius, togate and veiled, standing left holding olive branch; FVNDAT_OR__PACIS
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.48 g
Reverse: Genius standing left, sacrificing out of patera over altar, holding grain ears; P M TR P XIIII__COS III P P
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.2 g
Reverse: Victory standing right, holding vexillum with both hands, two captives seated on either sides facing each other; P M TR P XVIII COS__III P P / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 11.77 g
Reverse: Victory holding wreath and trophy; ARAB ADIAB__COS II P P
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.78 g
Reverse: Septimius, togate and veiled, standing left holding olive branch; FVNDAT_OR__PACIS
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.5 g
Reverse: Neptune standing left, holding trident, right foot on rock; P M TR P XVII__COS III P P
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.84 g
Reverse: MONET AVG / moneta standing left holding scales & cornucopiae
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.93 g
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Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS III P P / Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and sceptre
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
Reverse: Salus seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand, sacrificing over altar, scepter in left hand, text (PM•TRP•XVI•COS•III•PP)
Die Orientation: -
Weight: -
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Reverse: P M TR P XVII COS III P P, river god (Tyne?) reclining right, holding shell and rudder; seahorse at feet
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 3.17 g
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Reverse: PART MAX P M TR P VIIII, two captives seated at foot of trophy
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 2.43 g
Reverse: FVNDATOR PACIS Septimius Severus, veiled, standing front, head to left, holding branch in his right hand and roll in his left
Die Orientation: 11 H
Weight: 3.2 g
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Reverse: RESTITVTOR VRBIS, Severus in military dress, standing left, sacrificing with patera over tripod, holding spear
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 3.1 g
Reverse: AEQVITA-TI AVGG - Aequitas standing left, holding scales in right hand, cornucopiae in left.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.48 g
Reverse: P M TR P IIII COS II P P - Minerva standing left, holding spear and round shield.
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 3.16 g
Reverse: P M TR P IIII COS II P P - Minerva standing left, holding reversed spear and shield.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 3.01 g
Reverse: should read "ART MAX P M T[R P VIIII]", two captives seated at foot of trophy
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.16 g
Reverse: AEQVITAS AVG
Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.02 g
Reverse: P M TR P COS P P - Mars standing left, holding olive branch and spear.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 2.62 g
Minted between May and December 222 AD.
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Reverse: P M TR P VI COS II P P, Mars walking right carrying spear and trophy
Die Orientation: 1 H
Weight: 2.79 g
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Reverse: MARS V-LTOR, S-C across field, Mars advancing right, holding spear and shield.
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 19.18 g
Reverse: SPES PVBLICA - Spes walking left, holding flower, lifting skirt with left hand; SC in fields
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 22.26 g
Reverse: Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia; LIBERALITAS AVG
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.22 g
Reverse: Providentia standing left, holding wand over globe and scepter; PROVID__DEORVM
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.77 g
Reverse: Annona standing left, holding grain ears over modius and cornucopia; ANNO_NA AVG
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.8 g
Reverse: Alexander Severus standing left, sacrificing over lit tripod altar; P M TR P V__COS II P P
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.51 g
Reverse: Alexander Severus standing left, sacrificing over lit tripod altar; P M TR P V__COS II P P
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.31 g
Reverse: Mars holding spear and trophy, wearing chalmys, walking right; P M TR P__V__COS II P P / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 18.57 g
Reverse: Mars holding spear and trophy, wearing chalmys, walking right; P M TR P V__COS II P P / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 18.46 g
Reverse: Virtus seated left holding branch and inverted spear; VIRTVS__AVG
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.43 g
Reverse: Providentia of Annona standing front, head left, holding anchor and grain ears over modius; PROVIDENTIA AVG / S__C
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 18.56 g
Reverse: Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt; SPES PVBLICA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.09 g
Reverse: Sol advancing left, raising hand and holding whip; P M TR P__XII COS III P P
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2.01 g
Reverse: P M TR P VI COS II P P / PAX running left, holding olive branch and sceptre
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 2 g
Reverse: VICTORIA AVGVSTI / VOT X / S-C - Victory standing right, foot on helmet, inscribing VOT X on shield set on palm tree. S-C across lower fields.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 22.92 g
Reverse: P M TR P II COS P P - Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 2.9 g