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Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). AV aureus (20mm, 7.19 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Emesa, AD 193. IM-P CAE L SEP SE-V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head of Septimius Severus right / FORTV-N REDVC, Fortuna (Hilaritas) standing facing, towered head left, grounded palm in right hand, cornucopia cradled in left. RIC IV.I -, cf. 383 (denarius). Calicó -. Likely unpublished. Razor-sharp strike from fresh dies on satiny flan. Lovely provincial style.
From from Monaco Collection. Ex Künker, Auction 347 (22 March 2021), lot 1171; Egon Beckenbauer Collection (Künker, Auction 312, 8 October 2018), lot 2926; Gitta Kastner, Auction 10 (1976), lot 168
The "F" in the reverse legend of this piece shows a "hook" at the bottom left, which can also be found on denarii of Pescennius Niger. The die cutter of the present piece likely already cut dies for Pescennius Niger, either in Antioch or in a mobile mint. Bickford-Smith (RIN XLVI, 1994/1995) suggests a camp mint accompanying the army of Septimius Severus in Asia Minor, in preparation for the battle with Pescennius Niger, challenging the traditional location of the mint in Emesa.
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Estimate: 25000-35000 USD
Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). AV aureus (20mm, 7.19 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Emesa, AD 193. IM-P CAE L SEP SE-V PERT AVG COS II, laureate head of Septimius Severus right / FORTV-N REDVC, Fortuna (Hilaritas) standing facing, towered head left, grounded palm in right hand, cornucopia cradled in left. RIC IV.I -, cf. 383 (denarius). Calicó -. Likely unpublished. Razor-sharp strike from fresh dies on satiny flan. Lovely provincial style.
From from Monaco Collection. Ex Künker, Auction 347 (22 March 2021), lot 1171; Egon Beckenbauer Collection (Künker, Auction 312, 8 October 2018), lot 2926; Gitta Kastner, Auction 10 (1976), lot 168
The "F" in the reverse legend of this piece shows a "hook" at the bottom left, which can also be found on denarii of Pescennius Niger. The die cutter of the present piece likely already cut dies for Pescennius Niger, either in Antioch or in a mobile mint. Bickford-Smith (RIN XLVI, 1994/1995) suggests a camp mint accompanying the army of Septimius Severus in Asia Minor, in preparation for the battle with Pescennius Niger, challenging the traditional location of the mint in Emesa.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-septimius-severus-ad-193-211-av-aureus-20mm-719-gm-12h-ngc-ms-5-5-4-5/a/3094-32049.s?type=CoinArchives3094
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 25000-35000 USD