Libius Severus (Severus III). AD 461-465. AV Semissis (19mm, 2.10 g, 6h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 463-465.

Triton XXV
Lot: 1029. Estimated: $ 10 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 30 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Libius Severus (Severus III). AD 461-465. AV Semissis (19mm, 2.10 g, 6h). Mediolanum (Milan) mint. Struck AD 463-465. D N LIBIVS SEVE RVS P F AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / SALVS REI PVBLICAE, large Christogram within wreath; large central jewel above; COMOB. RIC X 2707 (Rome; this coin referenced and illustrated); Lacam Type B, variety a, 1, pl. XCVI, and pl. 18, 54 (this coin referenced and illustrated); Depeyrot 55/1 (Rome); DOCLR 896 (same obv. die as illustration); Biaggi 2369 = Mazzini 2 (this coin); Triton XX, lot 930 (same dies). Scrape and spots of die rust on obverse, light scratches. Good VF. Extremely rare, one of only two recorded in CoinArchives (the other, Triton XX, lot 930, recently hammered at $35,000).

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 1273 (Garret pedigree there is erroneous); Numismatica Ars Classica 5 (25 February 1992), lot 614; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby’s New York, 21 June 1990), lot 941; Leo Biaggi de Blasys (1906-1979) Collection; Giuseppe Mazzini Collection.


The final winners of all Triton XXV lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 11-12 January 2022. Triton XXV – Session Three – Roman Republican & Imperatorial Coinage through Byzantine Coinage will be held Wednesday morning, 12 January 2022 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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