RIC IV Septimius Severus 97 (aureus)
Denomination: aureus
Material: av
Authority: septimius_severus
Mint: rome
Manufacture: struck
Date: 0197 to 0197
Obverse legend: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII
Obverse: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
Obverse portrait: septimius_severus
Reverse legend: HERCVLI DEFENS
Reverse: Hercules, naked, lion-skin draped over left arm, standing right, holding club set on ground in right hand and bow in left hand
Reverse portrait: hercules