Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.53 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 209. EF.

Triton XXVI
Lot: 791. Estimated: $ 15 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.53 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 209. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / LI BERA LITAS, AVGG VI in exergue, distribution scene: Geta, Septimius Severus, and Caracalla seated left on curule chairs on platform; to right stands a lictor, to left stands Liberalitas, holding abacus in right hand and cornucopia in left; to left, citizen, togate, mounting steps of platform, holding out fold of toga with both hands. RIC IV 279 (same rev. die as illustration); Calicó 2481a (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 352 (same rev. die); Biaggi 1080 (same rev. die); Mazzini 300 v. (same rev. die). A few edge marks, traces of deposits. EF. Rare.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 106 (9 May 2018), lot 990.

The scene in which the emperor makes liberal distributions to citizens is known as a congiarium. This distribution can be thought of as an ancient version of the modern “stimulus check,” as recently offered by the U.S. government in the form of pandemic relief. The occasion was the acclamation of the second son of Severus, Geta, as co-Augustus with his father and brother, for the first time giving the Roman Empire three supposedly co-equal rulers and making the platform set up for the distribution rather crowded.

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Triton XXVI – Session Three – Lots 674-990 will be held Wednesday morning, 11 January 2023 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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