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LOT 2449
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Ancient Roman Imperial Coins - Septimius Severus - Elephant AR Denarius 197 A.D.
Rome mint. Obv: bust right. Rev: MVNIFICENTIA AVG, elephant walking right. 2.26 grams, 16 mm.
Good fine. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
LITERATURE:
RIC 100, Sear'88 #1766, RSC 349.
FOOTNOTES:
Commemorates the games also mentioned in the Historia Augusta that were given by Severus in mid 197 prior to his departure on his second Parthian expedition.
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