E-auction 258-180592 - brm_475944 - SEVERUS II Quart de follis ou “denier”
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| Estimate : | 55 € |
| Price : | 26 € |
| Maximum bid : | 26 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 March 2018 14:31:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Quart de follis ou “denier”
Date: 305-306
Mint name / Town : Siscia
Metal : copper
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,38 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Patine vert foncé. Monnaie présentant un beau revers. Le droit est plus marqué par les traces de circulation mais il reste parfaitement lisible. Flan bien centré
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : SEVERVS NOB C.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Sévère II César à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Severus Nobilissimus Cæsar”, (Sévère très noble césar).
Reverse
Reverse legend : GENIO POP-VLI ROMANI/ -|-// SIS.
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
Rubans de type 2 aux extrémités bouletées.
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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