Log in

← All coins  |  Type page

Septimius Severus Jupiter Denarius

Specimen · septimius-severus-jupiter-denarius-001

The Coin

Obverse
Obverse — laureate head of Septimius Severus right, SEVERVS PIVS AVG; sharp portrait with the full forked beard, minor green deposit in the wreath
Reverse
Reverse — Jupiter striding right brandishing a thunderbolt and holding a sceptre, P M TR P XVI COS III P P around, the numeral partly weak (see open threads)

Attribution: Italy. Rome. Septimius Severus. c. 208 AD (TR P XVI; reign 193–211 AD). AR. denarius.

Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus right

Reverse: Jupiter standing right, brandishing thunderbolt in raised right hand and holding sceptre in left

Weight: 3.22 g (my scale) (Weighed 2026-07-12. No weight on the tag.)  Reference: RIC IV 216

Type-level historical context, attribution detail, and references → Septimius Severus Jupiter Denarius

John's Ancient Coin Collection · Specimen · septimius-severus-jupiter-denarius-001

Image credits for this coin — photographs, maps and graphics used on this page