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                        Lot: 395

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                        ROMAN EMPIRE: Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV aureus 
                        (7.25 gm).

                        ROMAN EMPIRE. Septimius Severus (AD 193-211). Gold 
                        aureus (7.25 gm). Rome, AD 195. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP 
                        VII, laureate head right / DIVI M PII F P M TR P III COS 
                        II P P, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and 
                        trophy. BMCRE, p. 41 = RIC 66 (both citing the specimen 
                        in Paris from the Karnak hoard, from the same dies as 
                        this coin). Very rare: only four other specimens, from 
                        two obverse and two reverse dies, known to C. Clay. 
                        Pleasing extremely fine 

                        Towards the middle of 195 Septimius declared himself to 
                        be the son of Marcus Aurelius and his official 
                        titulature thereafter included a list of divine imperial 
                        ancestors from Divus Marcus all the way back to Divus 
                        Nerva. On the coins, however, the only record of this 
                        "self-adoption" is the appearance of the title "Son of 
                        the Deified Marcus Aurelius" on very rare aurei like the 
                        present coin as well as on rare sestertii and dupondii 
                        struck in 195 and on the New Year's issue of bronze 
                        medallions for 196. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 7,500 




...Sold for $6,000 USD [ approx 4560 EUR, 3180 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).