TRITON I 1516. P E R T I N A X . 193 A D . R. D u p o n d i u s (12.71 g m ) . I M P C A E S Ρ HELV PERTIN AVG, r a d i a t e h e a d right / P R O V I D E N T I A E D E O R V M C O S II, P r o v i d e n t i a s t a n d i n g left, r a i s i n g h a n d s to receive star. Cf. RIC IV 30 note; BMCRE 32; A . M . W o o d w a r d , ״T h e C o i n a g e of P e r t i n a x , " NumChron (1957), p g . 95, 8 a n d pl. XIII, 8 ( s a m e dies); C o h e n 51. G o o d VF, b r o w n s u r f a c e s , r e v e r s e lightly s m o o t h e d . Bold p o r t r a i t . Very Rare. ($2500)
1512. P E R T I N A X . 193 A D . AV A u r e u s (7.23 g m ) . I M P C A E S Ρ HELV P E R T I N AVG, l a u r e a t e h e a d r i g h t / P R O V I D D E O R C O S II, P r o v i d e n t i a s t a n d i n g left, r a i s i n g h a n d s to receive star. RIC IV 11 ( s a m e o b v e r s e d i e ) ; B M C R E 11 ( s a m e o b v e r s e d i e ) ; A . M . W o o d w a r d , " T h e C o i n a g e of P e r t i n a x , " NumChron (1957), pl. X, 11 ( s a m e o b v e r s e die); C o h e n 42. G o o d VF, flan b e n t , s c r a p e o n hair. ($7500) 1517. D I V U S P E R T I N A X . 193 A D . AR D e n a r i u s (3.40 g m ) . Struck u n d e r S e p t i m i u s S e v e r u s , 193 A D . DIVVS PERT PIVS PATER, b a r e h e a d r i g h t / C O N S E C R A T I O , e a g l e s t a n d i n g h a l f right o n globe, h e a d left. RIC IV 24A ( S e p t i m i u s S e v e r u s ) ; BMCRE 37 (Wars of t h e Succession); Hill 13; RSC 6. L i g h t l y t o n e d , g o o d VF. Very Rare! ($1500) One of the first acts of the n e w emperor Septimius Severus o n his entry into Rome in June 193 A D w a s the deification of the late e m p e r o r Pertinax. Interestingly, this was the first deification of an assassinated ruler, Pertinax having been m u r d e r e d by the praetorian guard after only three months of rule. Like Octavian 235 years before, following C a e s a r ' s deification, Severus could n o w pose as the avenger of a slain god. His coinage in the name of 'Divus Pertinax' w a s on a modest scale, though it was struck in four denominations (aureus, denarius, sestertius and as). All specimens today are of considerable rarity. This denarius features one of the standard reverses for p o s t h u m o u s issues, an eagle (symbolizing Jupiter) perched o n a celestial globe. The obverse legend accords Pertinax the title Pius, never used on his lifetime issues, and in addition calls him Pater ('father'), possibly an abbreviation of Pater Patriae ('father of his country'), a distinction also ignored d u r i n g his reign and perhaps only granted posthumously.
1513. P E R T I N A X . 193 A D . A R D e n a r i u s (3.32 g m ) . I M P C A E S Ρ HELV P E R T I N AVG, l a u r e a t e h e a d right / A E Q V I T AVG TR Ρ C O S II, A e q u i t a s s t a n d i n g left, h o l d i n g scales a n d c o r n u c o p i a e . RIC IV l a ; B M C R E 15; RSC 2. T o n e d , g o o d VF. ($1500)
1514. P E R T I N A X . 193 A D . A R D e n a r i u s (3.21 g m ) . I M P C A E S Ρ HELV PERTIN AVG, l a u r e a t e h e a d r i g h t / O P I DIVIN T-R Ρ C O S II, O p s s e a t e d left, h o l d i n g t w o g r a i n - e a r s . RIC IV 8a; BMCRE 19; RSC 33. G o o d VF. Rare. ($1500)
1518. D I D I U S J U L I A N U S . 193 A D . AR D e n a r i u s (3.03 g m ) . I M P C A E S M D I D I V L I A N AVG, l a u r e a t e h e a d r i g h t / P. M. TR P. C O S , F o r t u n a s t a n d i n g left, h o l d i n g r u d d e r o n g l o b e a n d c o r n u c o p i a e . RIC IV 2; BMCRE 6; A. M. W o o d w a r d , " T h e C o i n a g e of D i d i u s J u l i a n u s a n d his Family," NumChron 1961, pl. VI, 6; RSC 10. T o n e d , g o o d VF. Rare. ($1500) 1515. P E R T I N A X . 193 A D . A R D e n a r i u s (2.81 g m ) . IMP C A E S Ρ HELV P E R T I N AVG, l a u r e a t e h e a d r i g h t / [VOT DECJEN TR Ρ C O S II, P e r t i n a x , v e i l e d , s t a n d i n g left, sacrificing o u t of p a t e r a o v e r altar. RIC IV 13a; B M C R E 24; RSC 56. T o n e d VF. ($900)
1519. D I D I U S J U L I A N U S . 193 A D . A R D e n a r i u s (2.95 g m ) . I M P C A E S M D[ID] I V L I A N AVG, l a u r e a t e h e a d r i g h t / [Ρ] M TR P. COS, F o r t u n a s t a n d i n g left, h o l d i n g r u d d e r o n g l o b e a n d c o n t u copiae. RIC IV 2; BMCRE 6; A. M. W o o d w a r d , " T h e C o i n a g e of D i d i u s J u l i a n u s a n d his Family," NumChron 1961, pl. VI, 6; RSC 10. G o o d VF. ' ($1500)
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