LOT 3618
Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'. AD 193-211.
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head to right / VOTA PVBLICA, Severus standing to left, veiled, holding patera over altar to left. RIC 96a; RSC 777; BMCRE 178-180. Near Very Fine.(2.38gr, 19mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
Footnotes'Limes Denarii' (misnomer) are more or less faithful bronze copies of silver Denarii, minted on the fringes of the empire out of necessity. Perhaps they may be officially sanctioned issues for use in regions where political unrest made it hazardous to ship large amounts of silver. These low value issues could have served troops on the front and been redeemable for good coinage when they returned to the stable regions. Were they a form of military scrip meant to keep large quantities of precious metal from falling into enemy hands in the event of a defeat?
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / GENIVS ILLVR, Genius standing to left, holding cornucopia and patera; standard to right, S to inner right. MER-RIC 1991 (temporary). 4.09gr, 23mm, 1h.
Near Extremely Fine. Very rare.
From a 19th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Julian II BI Maiorina. AD 361-363. Antioch mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SECVRITAS REIPVB, bull standing to right, two stars above; (palm)ANTB(palm) in exergue. RIC VIII 216; LRBC 2640. 8.76gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Arcadius AE 12mm. AD 383-408. Uncertain mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
D N ARCADIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory advancing to left, holding trophy over her right shoulder and dragging captive with her left; Christogram in field to left; mintmark in exergue. Cf. RIC IX 86c (Constantinople). 1.69gr, 12mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
