Roman silver coin for I'd please

Had this coin a will .had it identified as a Septimius Severus denarius.then someone said I may be a quintarius instead as it looked small .I then weighed it at 1.62 g which seems light for a denarius .

 

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If I were you, I'd try to take some better photographs. Good photo quality and images of both the obverse and reverse are essential for identifying coins, especially ancient coins

 

Will have another go at it .thanks for the heads up .

 

It looks very much like a Septimius Severus.
The weight could suggest a quinarius, but you would need to post better pics, especially for the reverse.
Diameter would be also useful, for a quinarius it should be ~14 mm.

The other coin is a Crispina but probably you know this.

 

Sorry these are as good as I can get at the minute .

 

At one point it’s 14 mm but most the way it’s 15 mm

 

Maybe a little bit better . Sorry

 

Is that the obverse and reverse of the same coin, or two different Coins?

 

Same coin

 

Judging by the available photos and the weight you gave us, what you have could be a quinarius with a victory reverse. However, with the flaws inherent with this coin's flan, it more likely is a denarius, as some have suggested.

 

The reverse on post #5 is different from one in #7.

 

It certainly is a portrait of Sep Sev. The coin looks similar to this one:

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG - Laureate head right
REVERSE: VICT AVG TR P COS - Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm
Struck at Rome, 193-194 AD
2.8g, 17mm
RIC 22, BMC 30, S 6369, C 682

 

There is a quinarius listed on wildwinds, RIC 258

Septimius Severus, AR quinarius. 15mm, 1,37g. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / COS III P P, Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm. RIC 258; RSC 103; BMC 318; Hill 714

 

Thanks for your help . I will try in daylight to get some better pics in daylight . Is there any way to tell for sure That you know of .

 

Interesting. I did not realize that the Roman mints were still turning out quinarii that late.

 

At one point it may be a didius julianus denarius as the weight seemed right for one.

 

The ruler is Septimius Severus.
On post #5 you attached a different reverse (I see you corrected this). I don't think Didius Julianus issued coins with winged Victory on the reverse (your last pics clarify the reverse type)

 

Sorry about that

 

Is that a similar reverse