Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 123 23-24 May 2023
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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ As (28mm, 9.44 g, 12h). Ludi Saeculares (Secular Games) issue. Rome mint. Struck under Septimius Severus and Caracalla, AD 204. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COS/ III/ LVD/ SAEC/ FEC in five lines on column; to left, Liber standing right, holding cup and thyrsus; to right, Hercules standing left, holding club and lion skin. RIC IV 764A. Rough green-brown surfaces. VF. Very rare.
From the Richard McAlee Collection, purchased from Roberto Pedoni (with his ticket).
The Ludi Saeculares were celebrated at the close of every saeculum (a length of time corresponding to the maximum age an individual might live, usually defined as 100 or 110 years). This issue, struck in AD 204, celebrated the seventh Ludi Saeculares in Roman coinage 220 years after the Augustan celebration.
From the Richard McAlee Collection, purchased from Roberto Pedoni (with his ticket).
The Ludi Saeculares were celebrated at the close of every saeculum (a length of time corresponding to the maximum age an individual might live, usually defined as 100 or 110 years). This issue, struck in AD 204, celebrated the seventh Ludi Saeculares in Roman coinage 220 years after the Augustan celebration.