Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 29.61 g, 12h). British Victory type. Rome mint. Struck AD 210. Good VF.

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (32.5mm, 29.61 g, 12h). British Victory type. Rome mint. Struck AD 210. L SEPT SEVE RVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / VICTORIAE BRITANNICAE, two Victories, both draped, standing vis-à-vis, holding between them a shield and placing it on palm tree in center; at base of palm tree flanking, two seated captives, both with hands bound behind back; S C in exergue. RIC IV 818; BMCRE 811 (same obv. die); Banti 167; SCBC 652. Dark brown-green patina with some red, some light smoothing. Good VF.

From the Wayne Scheible Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 67 (22 September 2004), lot 1621; Sternberg XXVIII (with Freeman & Sear, 30 October 1995), lot 174.

In AD 208, Septimius Severus together with the entire imperial family (his wife Julia Domna and their sons Caracalla and Geta) set out for Britain where the situation on the northern frontier demanded urgent attention. He was to spend the last two and a half years of his life in the island province and was destined never to return to Rome. Together with his elder son, the co-emperor Caracalla, he campaigned vigorously beyond the imperial frontier, penetrating far into Scotland. The line of their marching-camps can still be detected today by aerial photography. Severus also restored Hadrian's Wall, the northern frontier of the province, which was in serious need of renovation now that more than eighty years had elapsed since its original construction. Little is known of the success of these military operations, though they were to bring peace to the area for the remainder of the third century and an extensive issue of coinage in all metals was produced to commemorate the British victory.

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.

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