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Silver Denarius - Æ 16 mm - 4 grams - Die axis 12:00 - RIC 81a(var) - Struck AD 196-197. |
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L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII (Lucius Septimus Severus Pertinax Augustus Imperator VIII -
L.S.S.P. Augustus, Imperator for the 8th time). Laureled bust of emperor facing right.
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[LIBE]RAL-i-[TAS A]VG II (Liberalitas Augustus II - Liberality of the Augustus for it's 2nd Year).
Goddess, in Stola, standing, full front, facing lef. With rigth arm upheld holding an Abacus. In left arm a Cornucopia. |
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After the demise of the predecessor Pertinax and his accession Septimus adopted that part of the name and added it unto his own.
A long standing tradition of the (new) Roman emperors was having 'public donatives' in which the emperor would distribute cash to the public. Use of it is clear, it would help the emperor gaining a positive public opinion. This coin was minted in Rome on the occasion of Septimius' 5th or 6th donative. The Rome mint used really bad scraggly undersized flans at this moment in time.
Obv. : Worn - Rev. : Worn.
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