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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Valentinian II AE 13mm. AD 383-392. Cyzicus mint.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D N VALENTINIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to right / SALVS REI PVBLICAE, Victory advancing to left with trophy and dragging captive; Christogram in left field, SMKA(?) in exergue. RIC IX 26a. 0.66gr, 13mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Constans BI Centenionalis. AD 347-348. Cyzicus mint. Uncertain officina.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
D N CONSTANS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust to left, holding globe / FEL TEMP REPARATIO, soldier, with spear in hand, advancing to right with head reverted, leading small figure from hut beneath tree; [S?]MK[...] in exergue. Cf. RIC VIII 72. 3.13gr, 21mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Zeno AV Solidus. AD 476-491. Thessalonica mint.
Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
D N ZENO PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORIA AVGGG, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in left and right fields, CONOB in exergue. RIC X 939; Depeyrot 62/1. 4.39gr, 21mm, 5h.
Extremely Fine. Very rare.
From the Campostella Collection. Acquired from Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, February 1990. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XXIX, 9 November 2023, lot 586. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
