Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction IV 30 Sep - 1 Oct 2012
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Septimius Severus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 206. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate bust right / LAETITIA TEMPORVM, the spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing left, with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina's other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadriga's racing left; below, seven animals: an ostrich at left and a bear at right; between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison. RIC 274; BMC 343. 2.78g, 20mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Very Rare.
Near Extremely Fine. Very Rare.