Severus seized power after the death of Emperor Pertinax in 193 during the Year of the Five Emperors. After deposing and killing the incumbent emperor Didius Julianus, Severus fought his rival claimants, the generals Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus.
Severus spent most of his rule fighting wars against Parthia and strengthening the borders of the Empire.
He died in early 211 at Eboracum (today York, England), and was succeeded by his sons Caracalla and Geta.
Reverse: Mount Argaeus, star above; MHTPO__KAICAPI ET B
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Weight: 2.9 g
Reverse: Nike in quadriga left, holding wreath and palm; AΔPI CEVHPIANH / Γ B / TAPCOV MHT / POΠOΛEΩC
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Weight: 19.3 g
Reverse: Apollo holding patera and branch; KAΛXAΔO_NIΩN
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Weight: 9.65 g
Reverse: eagle with wreath standing on fulmen between standsards; NIK_AI_EΩN
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Weight: 8.84 g
Reverse: she-wolf right, head turned left, suckling Romulus and Remus; ΦIΛAΔEΛ / ΦEΩN
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Weight: 5.7 g
Reverse: Harpokrates standing left, wearing chalmys, lotus-bud on top of head, right hand to his mouth, holding cornucopia; NIKOΠOΛI_TΩN ΠPOCIC
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Weight: 3 g
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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
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Reverse: ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙ ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡ, Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Die Orientation: 6 H
Weight: 2.89 g
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: Eagle facing, head right, wreath in beak, thigh of sacrificial animal below; ΔHMAPX·EΞ·_YΠA.TO·Γ·
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Weight: 12.7 g
Reverse: Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm; MVNI_C__STOB
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Weight: 3.18 g
Reverse: Moneta holding scales and cornucopiae; MON_ET AVG
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Weight: 2.39 g
Reverse: seven stars above and within a crescent; SAECVL FELICIT
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Weight: 3.1 g
Reverse: Minerva standing left holding spear and shield; P M TR P III__COS II P P
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Weight: 2.58 g
Reverse: Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe and cornucopiae; P M TR P V__COS II P P
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Weight: 2.74 g
Reverse: Septimius Severus holding spear, riding a horse right; PROFE_CTIO AVG
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Weight: 2.85 g
Reverse: Jupiter advancing right, aiming thunderbolt and raising hand; IOVI PRO_P_VG_NATORI
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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
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Weight: 3.58 g
Reverse: Septimius Severus military attire standing left, holding spear, sacrificing from patera over lit altar; RESTITVTOR__VRBIS
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Weight: 3 g
Reverse: Septimius, togate and veiled, standing left holding olive branch; FVNDAT_OR__PACIS
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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
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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
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Weight: 11.77 g
Reverse: Victory holding wreath and trophy; ARAB ADIAB__COS II P P
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Weight: 2.78 g
Reverse: Septimius, togate and veiled, standing left holding olive branch; FVNDAT_OR__PACIS
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Weight: 2.5 g
Reverse: prize urn set upon agonistic table with decorated legs, CEBHPIA / NVMΦIA below the table top (between the legs); flanked on each side by a palm frond; OVΛΠIANΩ_N AΓXIAΛ / EΩN
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Weight: 10.2 g
Reverse: Nike left leaning on short column, holding wreath and palm frond; NIKOΠOΛIT_ΩN__ΠPOC IC
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Weight: 2.9 g
Reverse: Neptune standing left, holding trident, right foot on rock; P M TR P XVII__COS III P P
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Weight: 2.84 g
Reverse: MONET AVG / moneta standing left holding scales & cornucopiae
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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
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Reverse: Eagle half right, head left, wreath in beak; star below; ΔHMAPX EΞ VΠATOC Γ
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Weight: 13.2 g
Reverse: Herakles Farnese standing half right, lion skin over left hand, leaning on club; VΠ AV ΓAΛΛOV__NIKOΠOΛITΩN ΠPOCI
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Weight: 11.6 g
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)
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Reverse: ΔHMAPX·EΞ·YΠATOC·TO·Γ·
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Weight: 13.1 g
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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: Septimus Severus on horse prancing right, wearing cuirass and chalmys, is about to spear fallen enemy; CA_M_I_Ω_N
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Weight: 25 g
Reverse: should read "ART MAX P M T[R P VIIII]", two captives seated at foot of trophy
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Weight: 3.16 g