v11_0420 - SEVERUS II Follis ou nummus
MONNAIES 11 (2002)
Starting price : 76.22 €
Estimate : 152.45 €
Realised price : 76.22 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 91.47 €
Starting price : 76.22 €
Estimate : 152.45 €
Realised price : 76.22 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 91.47 €
Type : Follis ou nummus
Date: 305-306
Mint name / Town : Trèves
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,05 g.
Rarity : R2
Officine: 1re
Emission: 6e
Coments on the condition:
Magnifique patine vert d’eau, légèrement piqué au droit
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : FLA VAL SEVERVS NOB C.
Obverse description : Buste lauré et cuirassé de Sévère II césar à droite (B*).
Obverse translation : "Flavius Valerius Severus Nobilissimus Cæsar", (Flavien Valère Sévère très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI/ S|F// PTR.
Reverse description : Genius (le Génie) debout à gauche, nu, le manteau sur l'épaule gauche, coiffé du modius, tenant une patère de la main droite et de la gauche une corne d'abondance.
Reverse translation : “Genio Populi Romani”, (Au Génie du Peuple romain).
Commentary
Poids léger.
Historical background
SEVERUS II
(1/05/305-07/307)
Caesar
Severus II was named Caesar on May 1, 305. After Constance's death, he automatically became august, but he was challenged by Constantine and Maxentius. He went to Italy at the beginning of 307, but was besieged in Ravenna by Maximian Hercules who had come to rescue his son Maxence. He surrenders to Maximian on the condition of his life, and is then executed..
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