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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     631395 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Septimius Severus Date Ruled:     A.D. 193-211 Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Denarius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 193-211 Weight:     2.39 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     IMP CAE L SEP S_EV PERT AVG Obverse Description:     Laureate head right Reverse Legend:     LEG_I ADI_VT / TRP COS Reverse Description:     legionary eagle between two standards Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC 002 Reference2:     RSC 256 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=36983 Grade:     VF, slight flan crack, recently cleaned Notes:     ($150) Nero created the Legio I Adiutrix in 66 or 67 from the sailors stationed at Misenum, and Galba formally recognized the legion after it took part in the civil war of 69 AD. It then served under Domitian and Trajan in the Dacian and Parthian Wars. By the time of Septimius Severus, they were permanently home-based in Pannonia, and served under Severus' command while he was governor there.

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