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Lot 72. Septimius Severus AR Denarius, LAETITIA TEMPORVM

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Pedigreed LAETITIA TEMPORVM Denarius
Septimius Severus AR Denarius, LAETITIA TEMPORVM

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Bidding closed (Sunday, September 17th, 19:24:00 CEST)
Current time: Saturday, November 23rd, 23:36:32 CET

Price realised: CHF 1'000.00 (3 bids)
Approx. EUR 1'074.19 / USD 1'119.09 / GBP 893.20

High bidder: Bidder 1

eAuction #81, Lot 72. Estimate: CHF 1'000.00

Septimius Severus (193-211 AD). AR Denarius (20 mm, 3.04 g), Rome, 206.
Obv. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, Laureate head to right.
Rev. LAETITIA / TEMPORVM, The central Spina of the Circus Maximus in Rome, shown as a left sailing galley with the turning markers at the prow and stern; the central obelisk of the Spina is ornamented with a sail to maintain the galley-like appearance; above and to right, quadrigas galloping to left; below, an ostrich, two lions, a donkey, a panther, a bear, and a bison.
RIC 274; BMC 343; C. 253.

Very rare and desirable. Almost extremely fine/good very fine.

Ex Gorny & Mosch 114 (2002), lot 352.

Ex Numismatik Lanz 72 (1995), lot 690.




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