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Septimius Severus CE 193-211


AE Sestertius, 22.62 g., Rome CE 195
RCV 6405 v
O: laur. Cuir bust r. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP V
R: Annona stg l holding corn ears and cornucopiae, modius at feet
ANNONA AVG COS II PP SC

Ex: Amphora lot of 15 Roman bronzes

Propagandistic reassurance to the Roman populace that the North African corn supply was safe after the defeat of Pescennius Niger.