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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
2164
Septimius Severus. Æ ' Medallion' (66.21 g), AD 193-
211
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Early 20th century copy
of a Rome mint medallion
struck in AD 195. L SEPTIMIVS SEVERVS PERTINAX AVG IMP
IIII, laureate and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right,
aegis on breastplate.
Reverse:
DIS AVSPICIBVS P M TR P C II
COS II P P, Hercules and Bacchus standing facing, heads left;
Hercules holds club and lion' s skin, Bacchus holds cantharus
and thyrsus; between, panther left, catching drops from
Bachus' cup. Cf. Gnecchi p. 73, 4. Brown patina.
Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$150 - 200
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Arnold
in the 1980s.
END OF SESSION FIVE