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Auction: 23106 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 28: Ancient Coins Featuring the Dr. Offer Collection of Jewish Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 7939

Roman Empire, A Selection of Severan Denarii and Antoninianii (9): Septimius Severus (AD193-211) AR Denarii (2): i) SEVERVS PIVS AVG laureate head right rev. P M TR P XVIII COS III P P Salus seated left, 6h, 3.36g, (RIC, 242) good fine; SEVERVS AVG - PART MAX laureate head right, rev. RESTITVTOR VRBIS Emperor standing left, sacrificing out of patera over tripod and holding spear, 6h, 3.21g, (RIC IV, 167a; BMCRE, 203; RSC, 599) darkly-toned, lustrous, well-struck with some wear but otherwise very fine; Caracalla (AD198-217) AR Denarius, (3): i) Rome, 215, ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head right rev. P M TR P XVIII COS IIII P P, Aesculapius standing facing, leaning on serpent-entwined staff, and with banded globe at feet to right, 12h, 3.92g, (RIC, 251; BMCRE, 103; RSC, 302), about fine; ii) ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT laureate head right, rev. TR P III COS II P P Victory standing left with branch and globe, 6h, 2.87g, (RIC, --) good fine to very fine; iii) IMP CAE M AVR ANT AVG P TR P, draped bust and cuirassed bust of young Caracalla right, rev. MINERV VICTRIX Minerva standing left, holding Victory and spear; shield at feet, trophy behind, 6h, 3.48g, (RIC, 25b; BMCRE, 107 note; RSC, 159a) detailed, light spotting but residually lustrous, good fine to very fine (3); Geta, as Caesar, (AD198-209) P SEPT GETA CAES PONT draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. NOBILITAS Nobilitas standing right, holding sceptre and palladium, 12h, 3.31g, (RIC, 13a; RSC, 90) flattened to legend, slight crack, otherwise detailed and about good very fine; Elagabalus (AD218-222) (3): i) AR Antoninianus, IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right rev. SALVS ANTONINI AVG, Salus standing right, feeding a snake from a patera, 6h, 5.30g, (RIC, 140) some deposits and wear, but lustrous and very fine; ii) AR Denarius, IMP ANTONINVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right rev. FIDES MILITVM, Fides standing facing, head to right, holding vexillum and standard, 7h, 3.00g, (RIC IV, 73; BMCRE, 133-136; RSC, 38a) lustrous and detailed, very fine; iii) Another, 218-219, IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right, rev. FIDES EXERCITVS Fides seated left on throne, holding eagle in her right hand and signum in her left; to left, another signum, 6h, 2.66g, (BMC, 15; Cohen, 32; RIC, 71) detailed and lustrous, very fine (3); (11). Sold as described, no returns.

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