Need help with a TONED silver ancient COS II

Hello, I know nothing about ancients and would like some help with this since my research only told me its Trajan and that its 3.2 grams . I would like to know if its real, rarity and value. Thank you all

 

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On the reverse at 7 o clock, its nicely toned but the photo couldn't catch it

 

that's not a trajan, that's a much nicer and rarer pertinax. 192-193 AD

 

Actually it is Septimius Severus. Look closely and you can see a SEP SEV at the top. PERT is just short for Perpetuus meaning "eternal" or "forever".

 

Not Pertinax, Septimius Severus. Severus took his predecessor's name.

 

Value is in the $50 range in that condition. It's not a rare coin, Fortuna Redux type. Here's mine...

 

V-K nailed it .... and the others reaffirmed it----A nice affordable Septimius Severus!

 

Huh, guess I was a bit off with what PERT was. Just goes to show my level of interest in this part of Roman history lol

 

Thanks for all the help guys! SO whats the approx date on this and does the toning add value?

 

and would i call this a silver denarius for the roman emperor Septimius Severus? Again, I am complete noob with ancients

 

One of the Sept Sev collectors can probably narrow it down to a year or two but this one would be from around the late 190s- early 200s AD. And yes it is a "silver" denarius (as opposed to bronze or fouree denarius). Not a bad start to an ancients collection.

 

When you say "silver", does that mean it is or isn't silver?

 

I'm talking off the top of my head here - maybe you're right. Doug will set us straight.

Yes, a silver denarius of Septimius Severus, dated AD 194-5. The toning may add a tiny bit of value to someone who likes it, but in general, no.

 

It is silver. Just wanted to differentiate it from the other kinds of denarii out there. You can also refer to it as an AR denarius (the more technical term). AR meaning "argenteus", the Latin word for silver.

 

My memory isn't what it used to be but I believe the PERT refers to Pertinax as JA mentioned....Right Doug???

EDIT: Of course I am referring to the inscription and not the portrait which is definitely Severus as everyone agrees...or does the PERT mean something else?

 

Fortuna Redux was the goddess of safe returns. She often appears on coinage when an emperor has gone off on a military campaign. SS returned from his Eastern campaigns victorious against Pescennius Niger. Here's a denarius of Trajan - he did not fare so well. His campaigns against the Parthians were successful, but he fell ill before he could return to Rome. On this coin, Fortuna is portrayed again with rudder and cornucopia, but this time seated on a throne...

 

I can tell you that I, a casual ancient collector who mainly collects old u.s. gold, would pay a premium for the toning. I love the look. Nice!

 

Sep Sev for absolute certainty. Not Pertinax!

 

Thats what I was thinking! I would as well but maybe because we don't only collect ancient? Or probably because I'm a sucker for toned silver too

 

That's interesting