PROFECTIO AVG

Triton XIX, Lot: 593. Estimate $50000. Sold for $55000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (19.5mm, 7.28 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 197. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PROFEC TIO AVG, Septimius Severus, in military dress, on horse prancing right, holding transverse spear, pointing upward in right hand. RIC IV ; Calicó 2521 (same obv. die); BMCRE –; Biaggi –. Superb EF, lustrous. Extremely rare. Exceptional.

IMP VIIII marks the victory of Septimius Severus over Clodius Albinus in early AD 197. PROFECTIO AVG marks the departure of Septimius Severus for the Parthian War.