Roma Numismatics Ltd
E-Sale 87 29 Jul 2021
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Septimius Severus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 200-201. SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, laureate head to right / RESTITVTOR VRBIS, Emperor, in military dress, standing facing, head to left, sacrificing out of patera over lit tripod altar and holding spear. RIC IV 167a; BMCRE 203; RSC 599. 3.30g, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the Stefan Gochev Collection.
Septimius Severus was credited with restoring stability to the Roman Empire after the tumultuous reign of the emperor Commodus and the civil wars that erupted in the wake of his murder. The improved security of the Empire enabled Septimius to undertake restorative works in Rome itself, the theme of this coin reverse.
Very Fine.
From the Stefan Gochev Collection.
Septimius Severus was credited with restoring stability to the Roman Empire after the tumultuous reign of the emperor Commodus and the civil wars that erupted in the wake of his murder. The improved security of the Empire enabled Septimius to undertake restorative works in Rome itself, the theme of this coin reverse.