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ID:     AN00659603_001_l
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Severus II
Date Ruled:     AD 305-307
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 306-307
Weight:     5.41 g
Die Axis:     12 h
Obverse Legend:     SEVERVS_AVGVSTVS
Obverse Description:     Laureated head right
Reverse Legend:     HERCVLI_VICTORY NK (ligated)
Reverse Description:     Hercules standing facing, head right, left hand holding apples and lion's skin, right hand leaning on club
Exergue:     SMN
Mint Mark:     SMN
Mint:     Nicomedia
Primary Reference:     RIC VI 041
Photograph Credit:     © The Trustees of the British Museum
Source:     http://www.britishmuseum.org
Notes:     (1) Registration number: 1862,0417.1 (2) Purchased through George Eastwood in 1862