Obverse:
Laureate head of Septimius Severus right.
Text around SEVERVS AVG PART MAX.
Reverse:
Septimius standing left, holding patera in
right hand over tripod altar, & spear
in left. Text around RESTITVTOR VRBIS.
History:
The inscription and image on the reverse depicts
Septimius Severus as having restored the honour
of the "Eternal City" by avenging
the death of Pertinax, secured domestic tranquillity
to the empire by the destruction of his competitors
Albinus and Niger, and making the Roman name
again respected abroad by his victories over
the Parthians.
Date:
Struck 200-201 AD.
Diameter:
1.9cm
