Septimius Severus Silver Denarius GVF

Septimius Severus was born in Leptis Magna, Northern Africa. He rose through the senatorial ranks quickly and in the chaos of A.D. 193, he deftly managed his rivals to be sole ruler within five years. He then campaigned for the majority of his reign and in A.D. 208 Septimius Severus set off for Britannia! The people and the landscape of Caledonia (Scotland) proved too much and Septimius Severus fell ill and died in York in early A.D. 211. In his reign, he had increased a soldier's pay from 375 to 500 silver Denari a year, a good wage! This extra 37 million Denarii a year meant he created over 1000 different Denarius reverse types. We offer a silver Denarius with the head of Septimius Severus on the obverse and various reverses. We can offer this Silver Denarius in Good Very Fine from the Roman Emperor who died in York!

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