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Roman Coin: Silver Denarius of Septimius Severus browse these categories for related items... Directory: Archives:Regional Art:Ancient World:Roman: Pre AD 1000: Item # 493858
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By the accounts of many historians, the reign of Septimus Severus marked the bridge between the stability of the second century AD and the crises of the third. Septimius, a North African by birth, rose to the position of emperor among the rush to the throne after the assassination of Julianus. The first five years of his reign were consumed with systematically eliminating his rivals, which accrued a massive cost to the empire. Later, Septimius won several victories against the Parthians in Mesopotamia and embarked on building projects that partially restored the damage he had instigated. However, his greatest contribution to the downfall of Rome was through his treatment of the military. Septimius tripled the size of the standing army posted in Italy, which paved the way for the frequent coups in the third century. Moreover, to support his own position, Septimius began the practice of buying off the military with massive payoffs, which resulted in an increasingly powerful and greedy praetorian guard.
OBVERSE: Severus facing right, SEVERVS AVG PART MAX REVERSE: Severus standing left, holding scepter and patera over lit altar sacrificing, RESTITVTOR VRBIS AGE: 201 AD CONDITION: Excellent portrait with crisp legends on the obverse. Some loss to the edge on the reverse, but overall a nice coin. Rome mint. RIC IVi, 167a, page 113 - Cohen 599 - SEAR RCV II (2002) #6357, pg 466. |
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