Obverse: Draped bust right
Reverse: VE-S-TA, Vesta standing facing, veiled head left, palladium in right hand, grounded scepter in left.
Historical Note: The Year of the Five Emperors was AD 193, in which five men claimed the title of Roman emperor: Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus, and Septimius Severus. This year started a period of civil war when multiple rulers vied for the chance to become emperor.
NGC Grade VF (Very Fine)
Severan Dynasty (193-235 AD)
Septimius Severus (193–211 AD)
Caracalla (198–217 AD)
Geta (209–212 AD)
Macrinus (217–218 AD)
Diadumenian (218 AD)
Elagabalus (218–222 AD)
Severus Alexander (222–235 AD)