Aureus - Septimius Severus (DIS AVSPICIB TR P II COS II P P; Hercules and Bacchus)
Obverse
Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right.
Lettering: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP II
Reverse
Hercules, naked, on left, standing right, holding club set on ground in right hand and lion-skin over left arm, and Bacchus, wreathed, naked, on right, standing left, emptying oenochoe in right hand over panther, seated left, head right with open mouth, and holding garlanded thyrsus in left hand.
Lettering: DIS AVSPICIB TR P II COS II P P
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP II
Reverse Lettering
DIS AVSPICIB TR P II COS II P P
Comments
Mass varies: 3.28–7.18 g;
Example of this type:
Institute of Classics/University of Graz
Source:
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
