Denarius showing head of Septimius Severus in a laurel wreath facing right, inscribed L SEP, SEV PER, MP V; reverse: Minerva stands left, holding a spear pointing forward and down in her right hand and a round shield in her left, inscribed COS II PP. Roman Empire (27 BC–476), 195. Silver coin, diameter 16.5–17.0 mm, weight 3.16 g, axis 0°., A circular, dark metal object with worn edges sits against a white background; the surface shows lighter, silvery markings including a round central spot connected to a vertical pale streak and several short pale lines radiating outward; the metal appears

195, 27 bc-476, aged, areas, axis 0°, circular, dark metal object, darker gray, denarius, diameter 16.5-17.0 mm, down, edges, facing, forward, head, holding, inscribed cos ii pp, inscribed l sep, laurel wreath, left, lighter, lighter silver, metal, minerva, mp v, outward, pointing, radiating, reverse, right, right hand, roman empire, round central spot connected, round shield, septimius severus, sev, several short pale lines, showing, silver coin, silvery markings, sits, spear, surface, textured, vertical pale streak, weight 3.16 g, white background, worn, Art and artwork, Archive or historical,