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Lot 114. Septimius Severus AR Denarius, Alexandria
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eAuction #45, Lot 114. Estimate: CHF 90.00
Septimius Severus (193-211 AD). AR Denarius (17 mm, 2.62 g), Alexandria, 194. Obv. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right. Rev. AEQVITAS II, Aequitas standing left, scales in right, cornucopia in left. BMC 319; RIC 344.
Rare. Nearly very fine.
After Septimius' victory against Pescennius Niger in the battle of Nikaia, the prefect of Egypt switched sides and started issuing coins in the name of the apparent winner, assuring him the fidelity of the Egyptian troops
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