After my votive coins of Constantine that I posted recently I thought I would share this other new arrival. Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– L S-EPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, Laureate head right Rev:– VOTIS DECENNALIBVS, Septimius, togate and veiled, standing left sacrificing over tripod Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 202 Reference:– RIC IV 519; BMCRE 680; RSC 796. 2 examples in RD so relatively scarce. D of DECENNALIBVS corrected from B or E Minted to commemorate Septimius' decennalian vows in 202 AD.
Terrific coin!!! Great surface and strike!! I wonder how much time Severus' 'body servant' spent on his hair and beard ...LOL
Super example, Martin ... congrats => oh, and thanks for clearing-up what a votive coin is all about ... Hmmmm, maybe I do have a couple more examples of votive-coins, other than my Arcadius? (I'll have to go check 'em out)
GETA AR Denarius OBVERSE: GETA CAES PONT COS, draped bust right REVERSE: VOTA PVBLICA, Geta standing left, sacrificing out of patera over tripod & holding roll Struck at Rome, 205 AD 3.18g, 18mm RIC IV 38b HADRIAN AR Denarius OBVERSE: IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder REVERSE: P M TR P COS III VOT-PVB, Pietas standing, hands extended before her Struck at Rome, 121 AD 3.46g. 17mm RIC II 141
CARACALLA AR Denarius OBVERSE: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right REVERSE: VOTA SVSCEPTA X, Caracalla veiled, standing left, sacrificing out of patera over tripod altar Struck at Rome, 206-210 AD 3.4g, 18mm RIC 179 MAXIMIANUS AE Post Reform Radiate OBVERSE: IMP C M A MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, radiate bust right REVERSE: / VOT dot XX S in three lines within laurel wreath Struck at Ticinum, 299 AD 2.33 grs. 19.50 mm RIC RIC 36b
CONSTANTINE I AE3 Follis OBVERSE: CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust right REVERSE: BEATA TRANQVILLITAS, Altar inscribed VOT/IS/XX, surmounted by globe with plain vertical lines and diagonals between horizontal lines, three stars above, PTR in ex. Struck at Treveri 321 AD 2.9g, 18mm RIC VII 303 CONSTANTINE II AE Follis OBVERSE: CONSTANTI-NVS IVN NC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left REVERSE: BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS, globe on altar inscribed VOT / IS / XX, three stars above, PLON in ex. Struck at London 323-324 AD 2.5g, 19mm RIC VII 284
Septimius Severus also issued coins with vows for twenty years: 19 mm. 3.45 grams. Sear 6393. RIC 308 "202-210", BMC 375 "201-210" Hill 844 ("C3 [= very common], 207").
I don't have any votive coins of Severus, but I do have this emperor-sacrificing reverse theme on an ant of Gordian III...
