Let's see your Severinas!

A new addition to my collection--

Like those of her husband, Aurelian, Severina's coins were struck at several different mints and bear a variety of mint and officina marks to pique one's interest and provide a challenge to the specialist.

While I don't have any desire to collect these by officina number or variations on mint mark, I do like to have examples of each reverse type from each mint. This is one from the Serdica mint, which I didn't have yet in my collection.

The portrait style is quite pleasing from this mint. Her hair is wavy and plaited in the back, similar to her predecessors, Otacilia Severa, Herennia Etruscilla, and Cornelia Salonina.


Severina, AD 270-275
Roman billon antoninianus; 4.01 g, 24.2 mm
Serdica, issue 8, AD 274-275
Obv: SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust right on crescent
Rev: CONCORDIA AVGG, emperor and empress clasping hands, * in field between them; KA Δ in exergue
Refs: RIC 16; MER/RIC temp no 2827; RCV 11703; Cohen 2
Notes: Obverse double strike notable at the forehead and eye

Compare the hairstyle and bust style from other mints:

Rome:


Ticinum:



Siscia:



Antioch:



And Cyzicus (from Ars Antiqva; not in my collection):

 

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Cool.
I know I have others but this seems to be the only one I've attemted to photogragh. (I failed miserably )

Hard to believe but these are actually better than the sellers pics.

 

None for me to share but great new coin RC. I really like the Rome mint

 

Great coins

 

Wow, I think that's one of the nicest portraits of Severina that I've seen, and overall a really pleasing coin! She usually looks like Aurelian in a wig - not a good look.

 

What about Lugdunum?

Obv:– SEVERINA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right on crescent
Rev:– CONCOR-D MILIT, Concordia seated left holding patera and cornucopia
Minted in Lugdunum (//BL). End A.D. 274 to early A.D. 275
Reference:– Bastien 2 (12). Cohen 5. RIC 1



Minted in Lugdunum (//·B·L·). Emission 3. mid A.D. 275 (Bastien)
Reference(s) – Bastien 8 (12). Cohen 5. RIC 1 (var not listed with 3 dots in RIC)



Minted in Lugdunum (//.D.L.). Mid A.D. 275
Reference:– Bastien 10 (9 examples cited). Cohen 5. RIC 1

 

nice coin! i don't have one of her yet but she's now on the list

 

Considering Aurelian died during the year this was struck, a year 7 (LZ) Severina 4dr of Alexandria is a good addition to represent the time Rome was ruled, in some fashion, by a woman.

 

Doug beat me to the punch, and with a nicer example.


EGYPT, Alexandria. Severina tetradrachm, regnal year 7. Dikaiosyne.

 

Very nice and covetable OP Severina. I like the symbol of the flan crack failing to break the concordia handshake.

Three different denominations (double sestertius, antoninianus and denarius) from two different mints (Rome and Ticinium)


Aurelian and Severina, Double sestertius Rome mint AD 274-275
IMP AVRELIANVS AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust of Aurelian right
SEVERINA AVG, diademed and draped bust of Severina right, on crescent
11.18 gr
Ref : Cohen # 1, RIC # 2, RCV # 11696



Severina, Antoninianus minted in Ticinium, 1st officina, AD 275
SEVERINA AVG, Diademed bust of Severina right
CONCORDIA MILITVM, Concordia standing with two standards, PXXT at ex.
3.19 gr
Ref : RCV #11705 var, Cohen # 7



Severina, AE Denarius Rome mint, 5 th officina, AD 274-275.
SEVERINA AVG, draped and diademed bust right.
VENVS FELIX, Venus standing left, holding seated figure and sceptre. Є at exergue.
2.46 gr, 19-20 mm
RIC V 1 # 6, RCV # 11710, C # 14

Q

 

Also the odd VSV denarius.

Severina, denarius
Obv:– SEVERINA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right on crescent
Rev:– VENVS FELIX, Venus standing left, holding Cupid and scepter
Minted in Rome (_ | G / VSV). Emission 10. end A.D. 274
Reference:– La Venera 1103-1104. Estiot 187. RIC 6

Weight 2.72g. 18.97mm

 

Nice!! => that's a sweet new OP-addition, Roman Collector (congrats)

I have an example of that fine lady ...

Severina, Silvered Antoninianus
(Ticinum mint)
Date: 275 AD
Diameter: 23.1 mm
Weight: 4.04 grams
Obverse: SEVERINA AVG - Diademed and draped bust of Severina, set on a crescent
Reverse: CONCORDIAE MILITVM- Concordia, holding two standards. [Q ?]XXT in ex. (Ticinum mint)
References: RIC 8
Other: Sweet

 

Yes! I need to get one from Lugdunum!

 

I love that double sestertius!

 

I think your image is pretty darn good @Roman Collector, and a decent coin for sure.

 

Nice job @Roman Collector ! Great Severina...

I just do not have your width of mint variations... just one:



RI Severina Wife of Aurelian 274-275 CE BI22 Antoninianus 3-14g Rome mint Crescent Concordia RIC 317

Dooooooaaaahhhhh... NICE Cuke! I need to get that denomination!!! I like those !

 

That one is tough to find. Just another one you will have to buy from me....when I sell it

Q

 

YEEeeesss!!!

 

Severina
Æ(S) Antoninianus
O: SEVERINA AVG, Diademed and draped bust right on a crescent.
R: PROVIDEN DEOR, Fides standing right holding two standards, facing Sol standing left holding globe in left and raising right, UXXT in ex.
Ticinum mint
22mm
3.5g
RIC 9

This coin may have been issued in connection with the introduction of the Sun Cult by Aurelian as the primary religion of the empire and Severina's appointment as its priestess.

 

Just one Severina that came in an unidentified hoard. Not such a great coin, but my only example (thus far) of this empress.