| Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > Auction 279 | Auction date: 12 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 313 Price realized: 3,500 EUR (Approx. 3,821 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Septimius Severus (193-211), Sestertius, Rome, AD 200; Æ (g 21,57; mm 31); SEVERVS AVG - PART MAX, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r., Rv. VICT PARTHIC AVGG P M TR P VIIII, Victory advancing r., holding wreath and palm branch; in field, S - C. RIC 754; C -.Very rare. Elegant portrait; dark riverine tone; flan crack; about extremely fine. Ex Lanz 100 (20 November 2000 - Leo Benz Collection), lot 40. Starting price: 1000 EUR |  |
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| Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > Auction 279 | Auction date: 12 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 365 Price realized: 600 EUR (Approx. 655 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Severus Alexander (222-235), Sestertius, Rome, AD 234; Æ (g 19,13; mm 30); IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r., Rv. P M TR P - XIII COS III P P, Sol, radiate, walking l., raising hand and holding whip; in field, S - C. RIC 538; C 449. Dark patina; good extremely fine. Starting price: 120 EUR |  |
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| Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > Auction 279 | Auction date: 12 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 312 Price realized: 1,200 EUR (Approx. 1,310 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Septimius Severus (193-211), Sestertius, Rome, AD 196; Æ (g 24,68; mm 32); L SEPT SEV PERT - AVG IMP VIII, laureate and cuirassed bust r., Rv. FORTVNAE REDVCI, Fortuna seated l., holding rudder on globe and cornucopia; under throne, wheel; in ex. S C. RIC 720; C 193 var (also draped).Glossy, dark green tone;elegant portrait; about extremely fine / good very fine. Ex Mazzini collection. Starting price: 1000 EUR |  |
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| Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > Auction 279 | Auction date: 12 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 356 Price realized: 340 EUR (Approx. 371 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Severus Alexander (222-235), Sestertius, Rome, AD 228; Æ (g 27,00; mm 31); IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r., Rv. P M TR P - VII COS II P P, Pax running l., holding olive branch and sceptre; in field, S - C. RIC 479; C 349.Dark patina with green hues; extremely fine / good extremely fine. Starting price: 160 EUR |  |
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| Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > Auction 279 | Auction date: 12 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 262 Price realized: 700 EUR (Approx. 764 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Marcus Aurelius (161-180), Sestertius, Rome, AD 161; Æ (g 24,11; mm 31); IMP CAES M AVREL - ANTONINVS AVG, laureate head r., Rv. CONCORD AVGVSTOR TR P XV COS III, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus standing with clasped hands; in ex. S C. RIC 797 var (obverse legend terminating in P M). Rare. Glossy, dark brown tone; possible light traces of delicate old cleaning; about extremely fine. Starting price: 600 EUR |  |
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| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 144 with CNG & NGSA | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1131 Price realized: 55,000 CHF (Approx. 60,794 USD / 56,471 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: The Geoffrey Cope Collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Bronzes. The Roman Empire. Macrinus, 217 – 218. Description Sestertius, Roma 217, Æ 31 mm, 24.24 g. IMP CAES M OPEL SEV MACRINVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r., with older features. Rev. P M TR P II COS P P P Macrinus seated l. on curule chair, holding globe and short sceptre. Reference C 52 BMC 124 RIC 148 Condition Very rare and in exceptional condition for the issue, undoubtedly one of the finest sestertii of Macrinus in private hands. A portrait of excellent style, the work of a talented engraver, and a lovely reverse die. Superb dark brown tone, minor traces of double striking on reverse, otherwise good extremely fine Provenance M&M sale XXVIII, 1964, 419 Leu sale 33, 1983, 107 CNG–NAC sale 40, 1996, 1596 From the James Fox collection. Note: Macrinus, who was of Berber origin, was Rome's first emperor of equestrian background and was Rome's only emperor to hail from Mauretania. He was a prominent jurist and bureaucrat, such that when Caracalla ascended the throne upon the death of Septimius Severus he made Macrinus his praetorian prefect. As commander of the imperial bodyguard, Macrinus was with the emperor in the East during Caracalla's preparations for his planned invasion of Parthia, and it was at Macrinus' instigation that Caracalla was assassinated by one of his own soldiers, Justin Martialis After Caracalla's murder, Macrinus proclaimed himself emperor, assuming the titles and powers that came with the position of supreme leadership without awaiting confirmation from the Senate in Rome. This along with his less than noble origins (all previous emperors had hailed from the senatorial class) did not especially endear him to the Roman Senate. Furthermore, unlike his predecessor, Macrinus was more circumspect with the imperial finances. Where Caracalla had increased the soldiers' yearly pay from 2000 to 3000 sestertii, Macrinus decreed that any newly recruited soldiers would receive the salary that had existed before the increase. This is understandable given the dire situation of the State's finances, and was an absolute necessity given that Caracalla's expensive military campaigns had all but depleted the state's coffers. The veteran soldiers, however, saw this as the precursor to their own eventual reduction in pay and privileges, and when the opportunity presented they revolted. That opportunity came because Macrinus had made the mistake of freeing the extended family of Caracalla, allowing them to return to their hometown of Emesa. Still based at Antioch – Macrinus never had the opportunity to visit Rome after becoming emperor – his safety became jeopardised when the scheming aunt of Caracalla, Julia Maesa, used her vast wealth to secure the allegiance of the soldiers or the legio III Gallica, who were stationed at nearby Raphanea. They proclaimed Maesa's 14 year-old grandson, Elagabal, emperor, and the boy's tutor led the troops to engage Macrinus who fled the field of battle and was soon captured and executed. Estimate: 25000 CHF |  |
