Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial
Lot 3491 SESSION 18 (2.30PM FRIDAY 1ST APRIL) Roman Silver & Bronze Coins - Imperial
Estimate $250
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SOLD $150
CARACALLA, (198-217), AE as 24mm, (7.68 g), the British Victory issue, struck in 211, obv. around ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate bust right, drapery on far shoulder, rev. around VICTORIAE BRITTANNICAE, with S C in exergue, Victory standing right, left foot on helmet, inscribing shield hung on a palm, (S.7015, RIC IV 522a, C.636, BMC 260). Nearly very fine/fine with a rough surface, very rare.
Ex M.R. Roberts with their priced ticket.
In 208 AD Septimius Severus together with the entire imperial family (his wife Julia Domna and their sons Caracalla and Geta) set out for Britain where the situation on the northern frontier demanded urgent attention. He was to spend the last two and a half years of his life in the island province and was destined never to return to Rome. Together with his elder son, the co-emperor Caracalla, he campaigned vigorously beyond the imperial frontier, penetrating far into Scotland. The line of their marching-camps can still be detected today by aerial photography. Severus also restored Hadrian's Wall, the northern frontier of the province, which was in serious need of renovation now that more than eighty years had elapsed since its original construction. Little is known of the success of these military operations, though they were to bring peace to the area for the remainder of the third century and an extensive issue of coinage in all metals was produced to commemorate the British victory (as noted in the coin in this lot) (courtesy of CNG).
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