| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 808 Price realized: 32,500 USD (Approx. 29,767 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Medallion (41mm, 59.51 g, 1h). Rome mint. Struck AD 194. L • SEPTIMIVS • SEVERVS PERTINAX • AVG IMP IIII, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / [P] M TR P III [COS] II P P, FIDEI • MILIT, Septimius Severus standing left on däis, right hand raised in salute and holding scepter with left; behind him, Caracalla and Geta, both in military attire, standing left; before, six soldiers standing right, the front row holding shields, the back row holding two signa and a vexillum. Gnecchi II, 16 (pl. 94, 7); Banti 51; Cohen 152; Grueber 3; Froehner p. 153. Attractive dark green and brown patina, slight roughness, a few light scratches. Good VF. Extremely rare. A very impressive piece. Ex Triton XX (10 January 2017), lot 786; Gorny & Mosch 232 (5 October 2015), lot 456. Although Septimius Severus is often described as first of the "soldier emperors," his early career was almost entirely civilian, rising steadily through the ladder of Roman magistracies, much like his predecessors. Nevertheless, his reign proved a major step in militarizing Roman government and life. He entered the Senate in AD 173 and gained some early military experience as legionary officer in Africa and Syria, where he served under the later Emperor Pertinax. After reaching the Consulship in AD 190, he was appointed as governor of Pannonia Superior, which placed him in command of Legio XIIII Gemina Martia Victrix, strategically located within easy march of Italy and Rome. With the assassination of Commodus in AD 193, followed within weeks by the murder of his mentor Pertinax, Severus was hailed as emperor by the XIIIIth at Carnuntum. A lightning march to Rome deposed the pathetic Didius Julianus and placed Severus in firm control of the capital, whereupon he immediately prepared for civil war against two rivals who had likewise been proclaimed in the provinces, Clodius Albinus and Pescinnius Niger. Though wealthy and connected, Severus was from a "new" family and relied heavily on the army to cement his power. He raised military pay and showed his troops many preferments, including ending the longtime ban on marriage for regular soldiers. The army began to think of him as one of their own and, after disposing of Niger and Albinus, he suffered no revolts or serious internal threats for the rest of his reign. This remarkable bronze medallion, struck in AD 194 for presentation to a senior officer, depicts Severus being hailed as Imperator (victorious general) by his soldiers. Behind him stand his sons, Caracalla and Geta, whom he told on his deathbed, "get along with one another, enrich the soldiers, and despise everyone else!" Estimate: 15000 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 833 Price realized: 5,000 USD (Approx. 4,580 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Gordian II. AD 238. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 2.96 g, 11h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVGG, Providentia, draped, standing left, legs crossed, holding wand in right hand over globe set at feet to left and cornucopia in left hand, resting left arm on column. RIC IV 1; BMCRE 19-20 var. (rev. legend break); RSC 5. Attractive golden toning. EF. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 835 Price realized: 2,750 USD (Approx. 2,519 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Gordian II. AD 238. AR Denarius (19.5mm, 3.14 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck 1-22 April. IMP M ANT GORDIANVS AFR AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VICTO RIA AVGG, Victory, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in raised right hand and palm frond in left. RIC IV 2; BMCRE 28; RSC 12. Deep cabinet tone, scratch under tone on reverse. Near EF. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII Online Sessions | Auction date: 17 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 6206 Price realized: 475 USD (Approx. 436 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 23.02 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 194. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / The three Monetae standing facing, heads left, each holding scale and cornucopia. RIC IV 678; Banti 71. Glossy dark green patina, some minor loss/corrosion on obverse, a couple of edge splits. VF. From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Estimate: 400 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 816 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.32 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 198-200. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / AEQVITA T I AVGG, Aequitas, draped, standing left, holding scales in right hand and cornucopia in left. RIC IV 122a; Calicó 2431a (same rev. die as illustration); Biaggi 1063. Lustrous, shallow scrape on obverse. EF. Estimate: 7500 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 562 | Auction date: 15 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 583 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot | |
| Lot description: Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 18.70 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 194. Laureate head right / Hercules, holding club and lion's skin, and Bacchus, holding cantharus and thyrsus, standing left, side by side; between them, panther seated left, head right. Cf. RIC IV 669; cf. Banti 27. Brown patina, red deposits, scratches, roughness, struck on a compact flan. Good Fine. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
