LOT 4101
Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'. AD 205. Rome mint.
SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P XIII COS III P P, Jupiter, nude but for cloak, standing facing, head to left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and sceptre in his left; at his feet to left, eagle. For prototype: RIC 196; BMC 471; Cohen 469. Near Very Fine.(2.59gr, 19mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
'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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LOT 4101
Septimius Severus 'Limes Denarius'.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Postumus, Romano-Gallic Emperor AR Antoninianus. Struck mid-late AD 263. Treveri mint.
Estimate: £15 - 20 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax advancing to left, holding olive branch in right hand and long sceptre in left. RIC V.4 217; AGK (corr.) 51; Cunetio 2405; Elmer 333. 2.56gr, 22mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 318-319. Ticinum mint. 2nd officina.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust to left, holding spear over shoulder / VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing right and left, holding shield inscribed VOT PR on garlanded altar; ST in exergue. RIC 83. 3.07gr, 20mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Vecchi, July 1986. Ex Jim Hardiman, COINEX 1988. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian. Accompanied by two old coin tickets. -
Constantine I BI Nummus. AD 313. Rome mint. 1st officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing to right, head to left, raising hand and holding globe; R F across fields, R P in exergue. RIC VII 5. 2.69gr, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
