Septimius Severus

L. Septimius Severus

Dynasty: Severans

Septimius Severus, as Governor of Pannonia, was the eventual victor in the civil war that followed the end of the Antonine Dynasty in AD 192. He hailed from Africa and his wife, Julia Domna, came from a local noble family of Syria. Septimius Severus successfully recovered the province of Mesopotamia for the Empire, and was on campaign when in Britain when he died, in AD 211, leaving the empire to his two sons, Caracalla and Geta. Severus' major policy as emperor was the appeasement of the armies by granting them huge bonuses throughout his reign. He removed the threat of the Praetorian Guard by posting a Legion in Italy itself

Obverse Legends on coins depicting Septimius Severus

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• DIVO SEPTIMIO SEVERO PIO
• DIVO SEVERO
• DIVO SEVERO PIO
• IMP C L SEP SEVERVS AVG
• IMP CA L SEP SEV PER AVG COS II
• IMP CA L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II
• IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS I
• IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II
• IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS V
• IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG II
• IMP CAE L SEPSEV PER AVG COS II
• IMP CAE L SEPSEV PERT AVG
• IMP CAE L SEPSEV PERT AVG COS
• IMP CAE L SEPT SEV PERT AVG
• IMP CAE L SEPT SEV PERT AVG COS II
• IMP CAES L SEP SEV PERT AVG
• IMP CAES L SEP SEVERVS PERT AVG
• IMP CAES L SEPT SEV PERT AVG
• IMP P INVICTI PII AVGG
• IMP SEVERVS AVG
• IMP SEVERVS PF AVG
• IMP SEVERVS PIVS AVG
• IMP SEVERVS PIVS F AVG
• IMP SEVERVS PIVS FELIX AVG
• L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG PM IMP XI
• L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI
• L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX
• L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP
• L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP I
• L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP II
• L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP III
• L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP IIII
• L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V
• L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VI
• L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII
• L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII
• L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII
• L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X
• L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP XI PART MAX
• L SEPT SEVER PERT AVG IMP VIII
• L SEPT SEVERVS AVG PART MAX PM TRP VIIII
• L SEPT SEVERVS PIVS AVG
• L SEPT SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT
• L SEPTIMIVS SEVERVS PIVS AVG
• SEVER P AVG PM TRP X COS III
• SEVERVS AVG PART MAX
• SEVERVS AVG PART MAX PM TRP VIII
• SEVERVS AVG PART MAX PM TRP VIIII
• SEVERVS AVG PARTH MAX
• SEVERVS PIVS AVG
• SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT
• SEVERVS PIVS AVG PM TRP VIIII
• SEVERVS PIVS AVG PM TRP X
• SEVERVS PIVS AVG PM TRP XI
• SEVERVS PIVS AVG PM TRP XII
• SEVERVS PIVS AVGVSTVS
• SEVERVS PIVS FEL AVG

Coins of Septimius Severus currently available

	Septimius Severus Silver denarius issued AD 200 Obv: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, Laureate head right Rev: PM TRP VIII COS II PP, Victory, winged, draped, flying left, holding wreath in both hands over shield set on low base Good Very Fine   |   AUD $150.00
	Septimius Severus Silver denarius issued AD 202-210 Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, Laureate head right Rev: VOTA SVSCEPTA XX, Emperor, veiled, togate, standing left, sacrificing out of patera over altar About Very Fine   |   AUD $120.00
	Septimius Severus Silver denarius issued AD 202-210 Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, Laureate head right Rev: LIBERALITAS AVG VI, Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae Very Fine-Extremely Fine   |   AUD $200.00
	Septimius Severus Silver denarius issued AD 208 Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right Rev: PM TRP XVI COS III PP, Genius, naked, standing left, sacrificing out of patera over garlanded and lighted altar and holding cornucopia Very Fine   |   AUD $150.00
	Septimius Severus Silver denarius issued AD 211 Obv: DIVO SEVERO PIO, Bare head right Rev: CONSECRATIO, Pyre in four tiers, surmounted by quadriga Nearly Extremely Fine   |   AUD $750.00
	Septimius Severus, Thrace, Serdica Bronze AE17 issued c. AD 200 Obv: AY K CEYHΡOC, Draped, laureate head right Rev: OYΛΠ CEΡΔIKHC, Lion walking right. Good Fine   |   AUD $90.00
	Septimius Severus and Caesarea, Cappadocia, Caesarea Bronze AE23 issued c. AD 195-210 Obv: ...Π CEOVHPOC ..., Laureate head facing right Rev: ... O KAICAPIA ..., (ET? in ex.), Emperor on horseback galloping right Good Fine   |   AUD $150.00