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Auction: 23007 - Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
Lot: 207

NGC Ch VF ~ Ex-Jewelry | Roman Empire, Septimius Severus (AD193-211) AV Aureus, struck 197/198, L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X laureate bust right, draped around left shoulder rev. VICT. AVG. G. COS. II. PP. Victory striding left, laurel wreath in right hand, palm frond in left, 7.34g (BMC 257 ; Calico 2553; RIC 120; Balderston coll. 29 (Glendining, 18 June 1937, this coin); cf. Gantz coll. 557 (Glendining, 27 May 1941)) a marvellous issue, tarnished slightly by scuffs at ten and twelve o'clock, incorrectly analysed as mounting marks. Wonderfully-struck, near extremely fine.
In NGC holder, brutally graded Choice Very Fine ~ Ex-Jewelry, with a 5/5 for strike, and a rather harsh 2/5 for surfaces (Cert. #6769436-001)

PROVENANCE

John L. Balderston Collection, Glendining, 18 June 1937, lot 29, 'very fine and rare'

From the collection of Russell Burrage, Naville Ars Classica, 3 October 1934


while this coin did not feature in the sale of Burrage's collection across two auctions of J. C. Morgenthau and the 1934 Ars Classica sale, alongside the collection of Sir Arthur Evans, Glendining lists the coin in Balderston's collection as 'ex. Burrage'.

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Sold for
£5,000

Starting price
£3500