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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Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 318-319. Treveri mint. 2nd officina.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Good Very Fine.
From an early 20th century collection. Acquired on the UK art market, early 2000s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. -
Elagabalus AR Antoninianus. AD 219. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, radiate and draped bust to right / P M TR P II COS II P P, Roma seated to left on shield, holding Victory and spear. RIC 12; Cohen 138. 4.61gr, 22mm, 7h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
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Gordian III AE Sestertius. AD 241-244. Rome mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AETERNA, Pax running to left, holding branch and sceptre; in field, S C. RIC IV 319a; Cohen 169. 20.23gr, 30mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
