Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.06 g, 1h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198-200. EF.

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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (20mm, 3.06 g, 1h). ‘New style’. Laodicea ad Mare mint. Struck AD 198-200. Laureate head right / Septimius Severus, veiled and draped, standing left, sacrificing out of patera over lighted tripod. RIC IV 519; RSC 796; Dow, ACTTB, p. 273 (this coin). Some iridescent toning and underlying luster. EF.

From the Joseph A. Dow Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 57 (4 April 2001), lot 1324.

The present coin is published in Joseph A. Dow, Ancient Coins Through the Bible (Mustang, OK: Tate, 2011), in the chapter Christianity under Rome. This auction is our final offering of coins from the Dow Collection.

Closing Date and Time: 7 October 2026 at 14:22:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.