COELESYRIA, Heliopolis. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (16mm, 3.29 g, 12h). VF.

Triton XXIX – Session 5
Lot: 5597. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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COELESYRIA, Heliopolis. Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ (16mm, 3.29 g, 12h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Caduceus within wreath. Sawaya 428 (D87/R170); RPC V.3 Online 84884 (this coin cited); Dow, ACTTB, p. 60 (this coin) . Dark green patina light earthen highlights, reverse slightly off center. VF. Very rare.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex J.S. Wagner Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 78, 14 May 2008), lot 1457.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter From Joshua to Solomon. CNG is pleased to offer coins from the collection of the author here, and in subsequent electronic auctions. In this session we offer 33 coins, many illustrated in his book and cited in Roman Provincial Coins Online. Many are the RPC Online Feature coin or Plated coin in printed volumes.

Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 13:18:40 ET.



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