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Myth: Septimius Severus was the First "Black Emperor" - This modern myth is surprisingly getting more traction. It even started to produce such wild works of fiction like the book “Severus: The Black Caesar”. It has nothing to do with history and can even be insulting for the actual black people.

The Arch of Septimius Severus, portal to ancient Rome

Septimius Severus

Septimius Severus AR Denarius 194–195 AD | Minerva Standing | Roman Silver Coin - Etsy Canada

Egypt, Alexandria. Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. 193-211 AD. Tetradrachm 24 mm. 13.0 gm. Dated year 8 (199/200 AD). Obv: AVT K L CEP CEVH EVCE PERT CEB AP AÆ [PAR MG](ligate), laureate head of Severus right. Rev: IOYLIA• ÐOMNA• CEB MHT CTPAT, draped bust of Domna right; L H before. Köln -; Dattari 9692 (this coin)-; Milne -; Emmett -; Schweizer Münzblätter 108 (1976), pg. 32 (this coin). From the Marc Melcher Collection. Ex Philip DeVicci Collection; Triton VI (Jan. 14, 2003), lot 601; ($45