Extremely fine Septimius Serverus denarius with beautiful black patina
€270
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Object number
AR3168M09
| Coined by: |
Septimius Severus (Imperator Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus) |
| Reign: |
April 193 - February 211 A.D.
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| Value: |
Denarius
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| Material: |
Silver
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| Details: |
Diameter: 19 mm, weight: 3.47 g. Rome mint, 203 A.D. |
| Obverse: |
SEVERVS PIVS AVG Laureate head right |
| Reverse: |
INDVLGENTIA AVGG, IN CARTH in exergue Dea Caelestis, holding thunderbolt and scepter, seated facing on lion galloping right over rushing waters. Septimius made an expedition to North Africa in 202 - 203 A.D. During this time, he undertook a number of building projects to improve both the local infrastructure as well as the overall prestige of the various cities. Research suggests that one such project, to which the stream of water flowing from a rocky source depicted on the reverse refers, was the construction or renovation of an important aqueduct in Carthage or another structure crucial for fresh water supply for the city. Dea Caelestis was the patron goddess of Carthage. |
| Condition |
Extremely fine, beautiful black patina.
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| References: |
RIC 266; RSC 222;
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2021 in a German auction house. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. Auktion 141 (1984), Lot Nr. 704.
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| Authenticity: |
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