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Description: | OBVERSE DESCRIPTION: Head of Septimius Severus facing right with typically spiky beard and wearing laureate. Circle of pellets around the circumference. F type obverse. OBVERSE INSCRIPTION: SEVERVS......PIVS AVG PIVS: meaning 'Dutiful' and AVG: meaning 'Holy' - a title assumed by the first emperor, which is subsequently taken by all his successors. The coin has a high relief. REVERSE DESCRIPTION: Severus standing facing left holding an olive-branch. Wearing a robe with head dress. Circle of pellets around the circumference. REVERSE INSCRIPTION: FVNDAT[OR] [PA]CIS | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 193
211 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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