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Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). AV aureus (20mm, 7.21 gm, 11h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5. Rome, AD 194. L SEPT SEV PE-RT AVG IMP III, laureate head of Septimius Severus right / DIS AVSP-ICIB-TR P II, Hercules (on left), nude, standing facing, head right, right hand resting on grounded club, apple in left hand, lion skin draped over left arm, and Bacchus (on right), nude, standing facing, head left, grounded thyrsus in left hand, oinochoe in right hand over panther crouched left in center; COS II P P in exergue. RIC IV.I 31 var. (Hercules head left). Calicó 2446a (this coin). Attractive composition reverse. Mellow flan with light toning.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Collection of GK, Ukrainian Emigrant (Roma Numismatics, Auction XXI, 24 March 2021), lot 655
L. Septimius Severus was the first Roman emperor of African origins, and this aureus type makes an oblique reference to his background. Struck in AD 194, the reverse depicts the demigods Hercules and Bacchus, both patron deities of the emperor's hometown of Leptis Magna, on the North African coast. Severus greatly favored his native province and his hometown in particular. The impact of his generosity, in the form of a massive building campaign, can still be seen in the city's well-preserved ruins today. Hercules and Bacchus were also known as the "Divine Heralds" (Dis Auspibus), who mediated between humankind and the Olympian deities, and are so named in the legend.
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Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). AV aureus (20mm, 7.21 gm, 11h). NGC AU 5/5 - 3/5. Rome, AD 194. L SEPT SEV PE-RT AVG IMP III, laureate head of Septimius Severus right / DIS AVSP-ICIB-TR P II, Hercules (on left), nude, standing facing, head right, right hand resting on grounded club, apple in left hand, lion skin draped over left arm, and Bacchus (on right), nude, standing facing, head left, grounded thyrsus in left hand, oinochoe in right hand over panther crouched left in center; COS II P P in exergue. RIC IV.I 31 var. (Hercules head left). Calicó 2446a (this coin). Attractive composition reverse. Mellow flan with light toning.
From the Monaco Collection. Ex Collection of GK, Ukrainian Emigrant (Roma Numismatics, Auction XXI, 24 March 2021), lot 655
L. Septimius Severus was the first Roman emperor of African origins, and this aureus type makes an oblique reference to his background. Struck in AD 194, the reverse depicts the demigods Hercules and Bacchus, both patron deities of the emperor's hometown of Leptis Magna, on the North African coast. Severus greatly favored his native province and his hometown in particular. The impact of his generosity, in the form of a massive building campaign, can still be seen in the city's well-preserved ruins today. Hercules and Bacchus were also known as the "Divine Heralds" (Dis Auspibus), who mediated between humankind and the Olympian deities, and are so named in the legend.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 10000-15000 USD