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  1. Jul 20, 2021 · Consecration issue. Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus, 193-194 CE. OBV: Bare head right REV: Eagle standing on globe REF: RIC IV 24A. By hitching his wagon both to the earlier Antonine...

  2. e. Lucius Septimius Severus ( Latin pronunciation: [ˈluːkiʊs ˈsɛptɪmʊs sɛˈweːrʊs]; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was a Roman politician from Phoenician origins who served as emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums) in the Roman province of Africa. [5] [6] As a young man he advanced through the ...

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  4. Apr 11, 2011 · Definition. Lucius Septimius Severus was Roman emperor from April 193 to February 211 CE. He was of Libyan descent from Lepcis Magna and came from a locally prominent Punic family who had a history of rising to senatorial as well as consular status. His first visit to Rome was around 163 CE during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Septimius Severus was a Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He founded a personal dynasty and converted the government into a military monarchy. His reign marks a critical stage in the development of the absolute despotism that characterized the later Roman Empire.

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  6. The reign of Septimius Severus was a transformative period for the Roman Empire, with substantial evidence of his enduring legacy. In no place is this more visible than in Roman Britain, where Severus’ influence has been cemented in the soil and stone of ancient fortifications and through the diversity of his legions.

  7. Twelve days after P. Helvius Pertinax 's murder ( 28 March 193) he was proclaimed emperor at Carnuntum (9 April) as avenger of Pertinax, whose name he assumed. Backed by all sixteen Rhine and Danube legions he marched on Rome, securing the support of Clodius Septimius Albinus, governor of Britain, by granting him the title Caesar. By 1 June, 60 ...

  8. Examples of this type | Quantitative Analysis. Typological Description. Date: AD 210. Object Type: Coin. Manufacture: Struck. Denomination: Sestertius. Material: Bronze. Authority: Septimius Severus. Dynasty: Severan Dynasty. State: Roman Empire. Geographic. Mint: Rome. Region: Italy. Obverse. Legend: SEVERVS PIVS AVG.