Lucius Septimius Severus 193-211AD Silver Denarius gVF Lunar Coins may have light toning

Coins may have light toning

Honouring the lunar calendar’s third animal representative

right down to his long and spiky black eyebrows and his dyed blonde hair

Featuring the powerful Ox standing amid willow branches to represent humility

was seduced by Zeus in the form of a bull

Lucius Septimius Severus 193-211AD Silver Denarius gVF Lunar Coins may have light toningRome mint 207 AD. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus facing to theright, legend surrounds, SEVERVS PIVS AVG. Reverse: Africa stands forward, head turned to the right, draped and wearing helmet terminating in an elephants trunk and holding long spear in left hand, lion stands facing right by her feet, legend surrounds, P M TR P XV COS III PP. A scarcer type, struck to commemorate Septimius Severus visit to his homeland ofAfrica in 207 AD, from