Lot 3305
Sale 124 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Medals, and Banknotes
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Description
Septimius Severus, (A.D. 193-211), silver denarius, Rome mint, issued 193, (2.56 g), obv. laureate head to right of Septimius Severus, around IMP CAE L [SEP] SEV PERT AVG, rev. Legionary eagle between two standards, around L[EG] XXII PRI, TR P in exergue, (cf.S.6303, RIC 16, RSC 277). Toned, good fine - nearly very fine and very rare.
Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection.
The Legion XXII Primigenia ("Fortune's Twenty-second Legion") was stationed at Moguntiacum (modern Mainz). It supported the elevation of Septimius Severus and is commemorated here in his Legionary series. Coins of the XXII Legion are more common with the reverse legend LEG XXII. Those bearing the additional PRI are the rarest in the entire series.
- Estimate
- $200
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $420