RABBATHMOBA ARABIA SEPTIMUS SEVERUS c210 AD AE29 13.12gm 7h sandy black patina

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RABBATHMOBA ARABIA SEPTIMUS SEVERUS c210 AD AE29 13.12gm 7h sandy black patina
Hendin 900 Spij 6 incredibly clear obverse, Rev is partially covered with sandy deposits but great black patina underneath
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AYTKAC CEOVPOC                                           RABAO  MWBA
Septimus laureate & cuirassed R
Stg Mars w sword shield & spear flanked by horned altars
Rabbath-Moba (Moab) was originally called Arabata and was conquered by Alexander Janneaus along with most of Transjordan.   It is mentioned in the Book of Yadaim.  In the Roman-Byzantine period, the city was also called Areopolis or City of Ares.  Today its ruins are called Rabbah and lie in Jordan.
Lucius Septimus Severus Augustus was born in 145 in Leptis Magna Africa and seized power in 193 upon the death of Pertinax, by killing Didius Julianus and defeating Percennius Niger at the Battle of Issus.  He then waged war with the Parthians.  When he returned to Rome he set up what could be considered a dictatorship, but remained popular with the people.  Late in his career he campaigned against Caracalla, but fell ill and died.
Ares, the Greek god of War (and Mars, his Roman counterpart) was one of the 12 Olympians, son of Zeus and Hera.  Fear (Phobos) & Terror (Deimos) were yoked to his battle chariot.  He embodied the physical valor necessary to succeed at war and was a dangerous force against all mortals.  He held a more dignified station in Roman religion because of his agricultural abilities.
Important events in the year 210:  Septimus Severus makes peace with the Scots; Deaths: Sauromates II of Bosporus