VIRTVS AVGVSTOR

[eg1979]

Una bella monetina rara ;)

Material: Bronze

Denomination: As

Mint: Rome Region: Latium

Date: ca. A.D. 201 - A.D. 210 Period: Severan

Issuing Authority: Roman Senate

Actual Weight: 9.36 g.

Diameter: 27.5 mm.

Obverse Type: Within a dotted circle, the laureate bust of Septimius Severus, facing right

Obverse Legend: SEVERVS PIVS AVG (around)

Reverse Type: Within a dotted circle sits the helmeted and draped figure of Roma (Rome) near profile to the left. She holds a small figure of Victoria (Victory) on her right hand and a parazonium in her left arm. She rests her left elbow on a shield, behind her.

Reverse Legend: VIRTVS AVGVSTOR (around); S C (in exergue)

Commentary: Imperial as

Sources Used: RIC IV, 204, no. 836 (a) with a date of ca. A.D. 202-210; Cohen 1880-1892, 4.79, 767

[eg1979]

[eg1979]

la trovo deliziosa

[alteras]

Davvero niente male. Peccato per il modulo un po' ridotto, perchè altrimenti anche la conservazione è davvero buona...