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Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). AV aureus (20mm, 7.25 gm, 6h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 2/5, Fine Style, edge bend. Rome, AD 198-200. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP-XI PART MAX, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right, seen from front / FORTVNAE-AVGG, Fortuna standing facing, head right, cornucopia cradled in right arm, grounded rudder in left; prow to left. RIC IV.I -. Calicó -. No examples in sales archives.
On his deathbed in York, Severus begged his sons to "Be good to each other, pay the soldiers well, and the rest can go to hell." He died on 4 February AD 211, at the age of 65.