Septimius Severus, AD 193-211.

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  1. Eduard

    Eduard Supporter**

    Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, Emperor.
    9. April 193 until his death 4. February 211 at Eboracum, Britannia.

    Sestertius struck in Rome AD 194.

    Obverse: Emperor's laureate head right
    Reverse: Victory advancing right, holding wreath in outstretched right hand and palm frond over left shoulder.

    RIC IV 672



    Septimius Severus Sestertius-Obv - 1.jpg Septimius Severus Sestertius Victoria-Rev - 1.jpg

    Post your bronzes of Septimius Severus!
     
    Last edited: Jul 18, 2017
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  3. Mikey Zee

    Mikey Zee Delenda Est Carthago

    LOVE that sestertius---looks ancient and has loads of eye-appeal....

    Surprisingly, due to my deep fondness of the 'big bronzes', it seems all my coins of him are silver.
     
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  4. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Now that's a very nice SS. I'm not home so I don't have access to my catalog. I don't have many bronzes of SS, and those I have are provincials such as this one: Septimius Severus 16.jpg
     
  5. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Sweet pickup, Edward. My only bronze of his is a provincial.

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    Septimius Severus (193 - 211 A.D)
    Æ 27
    Anchialus, Thrace
    O: AY K L CEP CEYHROC PE, laureate, draped bust right.
    R: HG CT BABHAROY AGXIALEWN, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent in arms, facing Asklepios standing left, resting on serpent-entwined staff.
    12.77g
    27mm
    Moushmov 2807; Varbanov 176 AMNG II 458
     
  6. Andres2

    Andres2 Well-Known Member

    Very nice portrait, Eduard. me like

    Here's my sestertius:

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  7. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    That is a nice one. Not all of his have such good strikes on even flans.
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  8. David Atherton

    David Atherton Flavian Fanatic

    Wow. What a great looking coin with an awesome portrait! I bet this is pretty sweet in hand.
     
  9. ancientone

    ancientone Well-Known Member

    Very nice sestertius Eduard! I had one some time ago but let it go not knowing how scarce they were. Septimius had a huge number of varieties with provincials that makes him one of my favorites.

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    Achaea, Arcadia, Caphyae. Septimius Severus Æ22

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    Achaea. Elis, Elis. Septimius Severus AE18.

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    Arabia Petraea, Petra. Septimius Severus AE22

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    Pisidia, Antioch. AE24 Septimius Severus. Cult Image of Men

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    Thessaly, Koinon of. Septimius Severus AE21.

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    Thrace, Philippopolis. Septimius Severus. AE18.


     
  10. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Nice portrait style! Congrats. Here's my favorite bronze:

    Severus Markianopolis Cybele.JPG
    Septimius Severus. A.D. 193-211
    Roman provincial AE 27.38 mm, 12.46 g, 1:00
    Moesia Inferior, Marcianopolis. Magistrate Julius Faustinianus
    Obv: AV Λ CЄΠΤΙ CЄVHPOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
    Rev: VI ΦAVCTINIANOV MAΡKIANOΠOΛITΩN, Cybele enthroned left, holding patera, resting left arm on drum, a lion reclines at each side of throne.
    Refs: AMNG Ia 565; Varbanov 780; Hristov & Jekov Marcianopolis 6.14.31.15; Moushmov 382.
     
  11. beef1020

    beef1020 Junior Member

    Here is my only Septimius Severus. I was underbidder on two in the last Leu sale :(

    SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. Æ SestertiusStruck 195 AD. Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder / Virtus standing left, holding parazonium, crowning Septimius who is standing left, holding Victory on a globe and a spear. RIC IV 702; BMCRE 573; Cohen 128.

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  12. beef1020

    beef1020 Junior Member

    Any sense on why this is? The flan on mine is the thickest sestertius flan I have seen...
     
  13. randygeki

    randygeki Coin Collector

    Oh wow! Thats a very nice find!
     
  14. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    No idea whatsoever. Possibly there were new workers or some change in techniques that came with the new administration. It is also interesting that the production of sestertii fell off greatly after the first couple years. There probably were many Commodus and earlier coins still circulating so the need was realized to be absent. While the coins are not rare, perfect ones don't show up often. Did someone get carried away here? I thought the estimate was plenty high but it was doubled.
    https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=132887

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    Your coin is a very respectable specimen. This is a favorite type but hard to find really nice. The reverse legend begins DIVI M PII F commemoration the famous reverse adoption where Septimius claimed to be the son of the late Marcus Aurelius. I could not afford a full legend VF and feel lucky to have one with many clear letters.
     
  15. Eduard

    Eduard Supporter**

    Thank you, all, for posting your great coins of Septimius Severus.
    Great examples, all of them:).

    Love this particular sestertius, struck on a massive planchet.

    My other bronzes of Septimius Severus:

    Septimius Severus Sestertius-Bow-Rev - 1.jpg Septimius Severus Sestertius-Bow-Obv - 1.jpg Septimius Severus Sestertius -Horse-Obv - 1.jpg Septimius Severus Sestertius -Horse-Rev - 1.jpg Septimius Severus As -Victoria Britt-Obv - 1.jpg Septimius Severus As -Victoria Britt-Rev - 1.jpg
     
  16. gregarious

    gregarious E Pluribus Unum

    huh.. i didn't know he was also a Pertinax. nice coin. i have the old limes denarius septimius severus denarius 006.JPG septimius severus denarius 007.JPG
     
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  17. gogili1977

    gogili1977 Well-Known Member

    My only bronze of Septimius Severus
    20170312_114521-Septimius.jpg 20170312_114614.jpg
     
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