AY K Λ CEΠ CEYHΡOC, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / OYΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛEΩN, Homonoia standing left by altar, kalathos on head, holding patera and cornucopiae. 28.5mm, 11.14 grams. Anchialus mint. Varbanov 255; AMNG 472.

Scarce, with a thick original green patina, nicer than the scan.

Septimius Severus (145–211 AD) was a Roman emperor who ruled from 193 to 211 AD and founded the Severan dynasty. Born in Leptis Magna in present-day Libya, he rose through military and political ranks before seizing power during a period of civil war known as the Year of the Five Emperors. A skilled military commander and shrewd strategist, Severus strengthened the empire’s frontiers, particularly in Britain, where he led a major campaign in his final years. His reign was marked by consolidation of imperial authority, legal reforms, and efforts to reduce the power of the Senate in favor of a more autocratic system. Septimius Severus died in York (Eboracum) in 211, leaving the empire to his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, whose rivalry would eventually lead to tragedy.