Laureate head of Septimius Severus right on obverse. Victory advancing left holding wreath and trophy on reverse.

Septimius Severus, who seized the throne in AD 193 after the murder of Pertinax, campaigned in the east during 194 and 195 against Pescennius Niger and the kingdoms that had supported him.

The reverse advertises the resulting victories over the Arabs and the Adiabeni, peoples east of the Tigris whose submission Severus claimed after his eastern war.

Reverse legend: ARAB ADIAB COS II P P, expanded as *Arabicus Adiabenicus, Consul II, Pater Patriae*, "Conqueror of Arabia and Adiabene, Consul for the second time, Father of the Fatherland."

Well-struck coin with excellent surface preservation.

Darkly toned with surface roughness and deposits.

Toned, slightly granular surfaces, some deposits

Toned with areas of slightly flat strike, a couple of minor flan flaws, and a few deposits on reverse.

Lightly toned, granular surfaces, flan flaw on obverse, flan crack

Toned, slightly granular surfaces with minor marks

Toned with faint hairlines, deposits, small flan flaw on reverse, and some edge marks.

Deep iridescent toning with a handful of short scratches. Well struck reverse.

Lightly toned with a few shallow scratches

Toned with underlying luster. Minor porosity and deposits present.

Toned with some porosity and internal crystallization.

Toned with light porosity and a few rough spots


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Denarius of Septimius SeverusRIC IV 64

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