Lot 3289

Description

Septimius Severus, (A.D.193-211), silver denarius, issued 201, Rome Mint, (3.21 g), obv. laureate head to right, SEVERVS PIVS AVG, rev. PART MAX P M TR P VIIII, captives seated either side of trophy base, (cf.S.6323, RIC 176, RSC 370); another, (2.68 g), rev. Dea Caelestis, holding thunderbolt and sceptre seated facing head right on lion leaping to right, over water which gushes from rock, around INDVLGENTIA AVGG, IN CARTH in exergue, (S.6285, RIC 266, RSC 222). Toned, good very fine or better. (2)

Ex. Dr.V.J.A.Flynn Collection, the first coin previously M.R.Roberts Sydney and the second previously Noble Numismatics with tickets.