Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ As (26mm, 9.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 208. VF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 812. Estimated: $ 1 500

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ As (26mm, 9.89 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 208. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate bust right, wearing aegis / [P] M TR P XVI above, COS III P P/ S C in two lines in exergue, bridge with curved side and curved roof, with four pillars above; on bridge, five figures–heads and shoulders showing; below, boat on river: at each end of bridge, triumphal arch with three arches below and groups of statuary on top. RIC IV 786b; BMCRE 857 var. (bust type); Hill 203; Mazzini 523 (same obv. die); cf. Gorny & Mosch 265, lot 1402 (hammer €1800). Brown patina, smoothing. VF. Very rare.

Ex Libertas Collection; Sotheby’s (5 October 1989), lot 166.

This rare coin copies the Danubian bridge type of Trajan (RIC II 569), and is possibly the bridge over the Firth of Forth, built for Severus’ Scottish campaigns.

The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Three – Lot 648–983 will be held Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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