Bronze sestertius, 27mm, 22.14gm, issued AD 193 Rome mint.
Obv: IMP CAES L SEPT SEV PERT AVG, Laureate head facing right.
Rev: LEG XIII GEMM V TRP COS SC, Legionary eagle standing between two standards.
References: Sear 6413, RIC 652.
Rare.
The Legio XIII was raised by Julius Caesar for his Gallic War and retired them under the Battle of Munda in 45 BC. Augustus re-raised the Legion and it was based in the Balkans before being moved by Trajan to Dacia.
This coin fits the following collection focus(es): Legions.