...For about 12 years the only coin i had of ole Septimius Severus was a limes denarius..but now i have a silver.^^..this completes denari for the whole family, most of which i got in the last 2 years, thanks to your influence..now for your perusal.. POST YOUR COINS & COMMENTS PEEPS! Septimius Severus AR denarius 193-211 AD, Obverse: laureate bust facing right:SEVERUS PIUS AVG BRIT, Reverse:Jupiter standing center between Geta & Caracalla: PMTRP XVIII COS III PR. 18mm, 3.27 gms. ref RIC240 , BMC 25
LOL, think of that guy on your coin... CREEPIN' up on ya with that FACE, those EYES, and his FORKED Beard? Great coin Greg! Congrats finally capturing one! Here is my only: RI Septimus Severus 193-211 AR Denarius Genius Sacrificing
Congratulations! I hope you keep it forever. And you'll be happy to know this is a less common variant minted in the latter part of the year 210. Amazing how we can sometimes know the mint date of an 1800 year old coin with more precision than your pocket change eh? :- )
that's very nice Brian..i'm am taken aback that you have one of him (only because you don't do AR((after republic)) coins too much)
LOL, yeah... I reckon History, After the Republic up to around 200 CE is "ok" by me... but JUST "ok" I mean, c'mon, Nero, Gaius Caligula, Tiberius, etc. were personal freak shows... too much power for WAY too long, with no checks and balances? I understand that has happened all through history, and it is a Human Condition. But, the Empire CREATED a crucible to have this. Yup, agreed, there were a bunch of good ones... but the Emperor Institution is all wrong to me.
Yep, they were "freak shows" and that is exactly why I am interested in collecting them. There was a lot going on during the first century CE and collecting these emperors is one way of exploring the history behind this time period. I am not saying that other time periods are not interesting, just that this one in particular fascinates me. I don't just collect the coins that attract me, I collect them for rulers that repulse me as well and this is part of the interest. In fact, the idea that these rulers were repulsive makes the coins even more interesting to me.
Septimius Severus first became of interest to me while I was in high school. I wrote a term paper on him while a freshman in college and had a short article published on his coins in 1967. Of his coins, the one below has been with me longer than any I still have but I am not sure exactly when or where I got it. Most of my denarii from that period came from $2 junk boxes in a coin store in Indianapolis. In the time since, I have not seen another like it with cross supports under the chair on the reverse. May your Septimius bring you the enjoyment mine has to me (even though I have added a few more of his coins since).
Yup, I thoroughly understand your historical interest. I feel the same in some of my historical interests... Social War - Rome/Sulla was brutal on the Samnites...virtually exterminated them. Mercenary War... some of the most cruel and brutal acts in all Warfare... and 146 BCE, end of Third Punic War, Rome EXTERMINATED Carthage. Akin to a World Power today being nuked into oblivion.
Great portrait, BEAUTIFUL reverse! Talk about showing up to the Sept Sev party in style Coingrats buddy! Here's my first of his... Septimius Severus AR Denarius, Felicitas reverseSeptimius Severus (193-211 AD). AR Denarius Rome, c. 202-210.Obv. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, Laureate head right. Rev. FELICITAS AVGG, Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus and cornucopiae.RIC 26.p p.
Nice acquisition A Septimius Severus denarius was my first silver coin...back in 1983, I still own it : Septimius Severus, Denarius - Rome mint AD 210 SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate head of Sevrus right VICTORIAE BRIT, Victory facing, holding palm and attaching shield to palm tree 2.72 gr Ref : RCV #6384, Cohen #729 Q
@ominus1 Nice first silver Septimius. Great portrait and I like the "honest" wear. Here's my first Septimius coin, ex Berk BBS 114, 23 May 2000, lot 369. It's one of the first ancient coins I ever bought. Not the first, but maybe the third: Septimius Severus. AR denarius, Rome, 202–10 CE; 3.32g. BMCRE 370, Hill 900 (R3), RIC 299, RSC 713 (Cohen, 5 Fr., citing the Gosselin Sale). Obv: SEVERVS – PIVS AVG; head laureate r. Rx: VICTORIAE AVGG; Victory, holding whip, in biga galloping r. Rare; only 3 in Reka Devnia. VF Die duplicate of Rauch MBS 9, 23 September 2005, lot 940; VAuctions 265, 16 June 2011, lot 140; and Peus 417, 2 November 2016, lot 394. Struck from different dies than Naville 30, 02 April 2017, lot 589.
@ominus1 Congrats on the good looking family! My first silver roman imperial coin ~1975 also a Septimius Severus... AR denarius Septimius Severus, 193 CE - 211 CE Obv: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP ?? Laureate head right. Rev: P M TR P ? COS I? P P. Minerva standing left, holding spear and round shield Size: 14.8-16.8mm, 2.43g and a more recently acquired one - I found the spacing on the reverse legend interesting Septimius Severus. 193-211 AD. Struck circa 203 AD. Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right Rev: FVNDATOR PACIS, "peacemaker", Septimius standing left as Pax, holding an olive branch, togate and veiled. Size: 3.32g, 18.5mm Ref: RIC IV 265; BMCRE 330; RSC 205
