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Electronic Auction 457

Lot nuber 301

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.05 g, 12h). British Victory type. Rome mint. Struck AD 210-211.


Electronic Auction 457
Lot: 301.
 Estimated: $ 100

Roman Imperial, Silver

Sold For $ 475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.05 g, 12h). British Victory type. Rome mint. Struck AD 210-211. Laureate head right / VICTORIAE BRIT, Victory standing right, holding palm frond and attaching round shield to palm tree. RIC IV 336; RSC 730. Attractive iridescent tone. Near EF.

From the Northwest Collection.

In AD 208, Septimius Severus, together with the entire imperial family (his wife Julia Domna and their sons Caracalla and Geta), set out for Britain where the situation on the northern frontier demanded urgent attention. He was to spend the last two and a half years of his life in the island province and was destined never to return to Rome. Together with his elder son, the co-emperor Caracalla, he campaigned vigorously beyond the imperial frontier, penetrating far into Scotland. The line of their marching-camps can still be detected today by aerial photography. Severus also restored Hadrian's Wall, the northern frontier of the province, which was in serious need of renovation now that more than eighty years had elapsed since its original construction. Little is known of the success of these military operations, though they were to bring peace to the area for the remainder of the third century, and an extensive issue of coinage in all metals was produced to commemorate the British victory.

Closing Date and Time: 4 December 2019 at 11:40:00 ET.

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