- Choice Extremely Fine Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- Struck for Emperor Septimius Severus at the Rome Mint, 193 CE.
- RIC 11, RSC 267, Foss 1j, 3.45g, approx 17mm.
- Well struck and centered with lustrous surfaces.
- Rare LEG VIII AVG Legionary Eagle type.
- Legio VIII Augusta ("Augustus' Eighth Legion") was one of the oldest legions of the Imperial Roman army. They were ordered to Cisalpine Gaul around 58 BC by Julius Caesar and marched with him throughout the entirety of the Gallic Wars. Around 86 CE the legion moved to its headquarters at Argentoratum in Germania Superior (Strasbourg), where the main part of the unit was stationed until the 5th century.
- Septimius Severus issued a series of coins honoring the legions that supported his assumption of the Purple.
- Certified by NGC to Ch XF, Strike 4/5 Surface 4/5.
- Obverse: IMP CAE L SEPT SEV PERT AVG, laureate head of emperor right.
- Reverse: LEG VIII AVG, in ex. TR P COS, Legionary Eagle (aquila) between two standards.
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