Severus II. As Caesar, AD 305-306. Æ Follis (28.5mm, 10.17 g, 12h). Carthage mint, 3rd officina. EF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 853. Estimated: $ 500

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Severus II. As Caesar, AD 305-306. Æ Follis (28.5mm, 10.17 g, 12h). Carthage mint, 3rd officina. Laureate head right / Carthage standing facing, head left, holding fruits in both hands; H|–//Γ. RIC VI 40a; S 14640 (this coin illustrated). Dark brown-green patina. EF.

From the Barry N. Rightman Collection, purchased from William Warden, August 1991.

Coins of the Carthage mint under the tetrarchy provide a rare window into the ever-changing and expanding hierarchy of emperors. Carthage assigned one officina to each emperor, and they were ranked by seniority. This coin was minted by the 3rd officina, indicating that the mint viewed Severus as the senior Caesar. After the death of Constantius I and the elevation of Severus to Augustus, the 2nd officina was assigned to Severus. He was only junior now to Galerius, who was given the 1st officina. See the following lot for an example.

When Maxentius took over the mint, it stopped producing coins for both Severus and Galerius. Maximianus, now out of retirement, was given the 1st officina. Maximinus II, the most senior active emperor recognized by Maxentius, albeit a Caesar, was given the 2nd officina. The rival upstart Constantine I was assigned the 3rd officina. Maxentius, who unlike Constantine proclaimed himself Caesar from the outset, humbly charged the 4th and last officina with striking his coins.

The other notable feature of coins from Carthage is the presence of I or H in the reverse fields. The letters indicate whether the emperors depicted are Jovian or Herculian.

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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Three – Lot 588-888 will be held Tuesday morning, 19 May 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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