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February 2023 Auction 15 Feb 2023
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Roman - Provincial
2 x Roman Provincial - Mesopotamia comprising: (1) Septimius Severus (AD 193-211) AE 24 (24mm, 8.26g), Carrhae mint, obv. laureate head right, rev. tetrastyle temple containing a conical baetyl surmounted with a crescent, two standards surmounted by crescents in the wings, (BMC 4 var., pl. XII 4; Lindgren & Kovacs 2557 var.), scratches to obv. right field, otherwise dark patina, VF VERY RARE; and (2) Elagabalus (AD 218-22) AE 27 (27mm, 13.02g), Edessa mint, obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. Tyche seated on rock left, river god Orontes swimming left (SNG Cop. 208; BMC 56), AVF; together with 9 x mixed AE
Estimate: 100 - 150 GBP
2 x Roman Provincial - Mesopotamia comprising: (1) Septimius Severus (AD 193-211) AE 24 (24mm, 8.26g), Carrhae mint, obv. laureate head right, rev. tetrastyle temple containing a conical baetyl surmounted with a crescent, two standards surmounted by crescents in the wings, (BMC 4 var., pl. XII 4; Lindgren & Kovacs 2557 var.), scratches to obv. right field, otherwise dark patina, VF VERY RARE; and (2) Elagabalus (AD 218-22) AE 27 (27mm, 13.02g), Edessa mint, obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. Tyche seated on rock left, river god Orontes swimming left (SNG Cop. 208; BMC 56), AVF; together with 9 x mixed AE
Estimate: 100 - 150 GBP