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Imitative issue of Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). AV aureus (20mm, 6.97 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, die shift. Possibly struck in India, ca. AD 3rd-5th centuries. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP-XI PART MAX, laureate head of Septimius Severus right / HIL-ΛRITΛ, Hilaritas standing facing, head left, grounded palm in right hand, cornucopia in left. C -. BMC -. RIC -. Calicó -. An apparently unique and unpublished type. Struck from fresh dies on matte flan.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 88 (8 October 2015), lot 663
The portrait style of this coin likely attempts an official issue from the Laodicea ad Mare mint, which would align with the reverse type, copying an issue from Severus's wife, Julia Domna, as Hilaritas is not a proper reverse for this emperor. The obverse legend is correct for issues from AD 198-202. These eastern imitations may have been produced for use from the Roman outskirts as trade coinage along the Silk Road.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 3000-5000 USD
Imitative issue of Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). AV aureus (20mm, 6.97 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, die shift. Possibly struck in India, ca. AD 3rd-5th centuries. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP-XI PART MAX, laureate head of Septimius Severus right / HIL-ΛRITΛ, Hilaritas standing facing, head left, grounded palm in right hand, cornucopia in left. C -. BMC -. RIC -. Calicó -. An apparently unique and unpublished type. Struck from fresh dies on matte flan.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 88 (8 October 2015), lot 663
The portrait style of this coin likely attempts an official issue from the Laodicea ad Mare mint, which would align with the reverse type, copying an issue from Severus's wife, Julia Domna, as Hilaritas is not a proper reverse for this emperor. The obverse legend is correct for issues from AD 198-202. These eastern imitations may have been produced for use from the Roman outskirts as trade coinage along the Silk Road.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-imitative-issue-of-septimius-severus-ad-193-211-av-aureus-20mm-697-gm-12h-ngc-choice-au-4-5-4-5-/a/3089-32209.s?type=CoinArchives3089
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 3000-5000 USD