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Auction LVI 23-24 Oct 2021
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Libius Severus (Severus III, 461-465). AV Semissis. Mediolanum mint, 463-465. Obv. DN LIBIVS SEVERVS PF AVG. Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev. SALVS REI PVBLICAE. Large Christogram within wreath; in exergue, COMOB. RIC X 2708 (Rome); Depeyrot 55/2 (Rome); Lacam 59. AV. 2.20 g. 17.80 mm. RRR. Extremely rare. Slightly bent flan. Scratches on obverse. Good VF.
On November of 461, Libius Severus was proclaimed emperor by Ricimer at Ravenna, and other than the fact that he was a native of Lucania, nothing else of this emperor is known. He ruled for four years and was little more than a puppet of Ricimer, in fact some of his small Æ's even have Ricimer's monogram as the reverse type. Severus died in 465, presumably of natural causes, quite a remarkable achievement during the final 30 years of the Western Roman empire.
On November of 461, Libius Severus was proclaimed emperor by Ricimer at Ravenna, and other than the fact that he was a native of Lucania, nothing else of this emperor is known. He ruled for four years and was little more than a puppet of Ricimer, in fact some of his small Æ's even have Ricimer's monogram as the reverse type. Severus died in 465, presumably of natural causes, quite a remarkable achievement during the final 30 years of the Western Roman empire.