Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). AR denarius (19mm, 12h). NGC XF. Rome, AD 200. SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, laureate head of Septimius Severus right / P M TR P VIII COS II P P, Victory alighting left, with untied diadem in both hands, shield set on base before. RIC IV.I 150. This issue was part of a series of coins struck to commemorate Severus' victory in the Parthian War of AD 197-198, a remarkably successful effort that resulted in the Roman conquest of Upper Mesopotamia as far as Singara in modern-day Iraq.

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