Very Rare Sestertius Of Didia Clara
693. Didia Clara Æ Sestertius. Rome, 193 AD. DIDIA CLARA AVG, draped bust right / HILAR TEMPOR, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm and cornucopiae. RIC 20 (Didius). 3.09g, 17mm. 20.04g, 30mm, 5h. Rare – R2. Good Very Fine.
694
2,000
695
694. Clodius Albinus, as Caesar, AR Denarius. Rome, 193 AD. D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES, bare head right / MINER PACIF COS II, Minerva standing facing with olive branch, shield & spear. RIC 7; RSC 48; BMC 98. 2.09g, 19mm, 6h. Rare. Good Very Fine.
200
This coin displays an exceptional portrait with perfectly defined features. Attractive blue toning below the beard and under the chin. 695. Clodius Albinus AR Denarius. Lugdunum, 195-197 AD. IMP CAES D CLO SEP ALB AVG, laureate bust right / FIDES LEGION COS II, clasped hands, holding legionary eagle. RIC 20b; RSC 24; BMC 284. 3.37g, 17mm, 12h. Very Rare. Near Extremely Fine.
500
Very Rare Aureus Of Septimius Severus And Julia Domna
696. Septimius Severus & Julia Domna AV Aureus. Rome, 200-201 AD. SEVERVS AVG PART MAX, laureate bust right, lion’s skin over both shoulders / IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust of Julia Domna right. RIC 161b; Cohen 1. 7.35g, 20mm, 12h. Very Rare – R3. Fleur De Coin.
20,000
This coin displays remarkable detail throughout, particularly on Septimius’s ornate beard and the lion skin draped over his shoulders. Throughout 200-201 AD Septimius Severus issued a series of coinage that was of a dynastic nature. These coins (see also lots 698 and 699) displayed a wide variety of double-sided portrait coins along with jugate, confronting, and facing portrait types of himself and his family members in order to propagandise the continuity of his house, and thus convey the prospect of a stable succession and internal stability to the people.
697. Septimius AR Severus Denarius. Rome, 198-200 AD. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate bust right / PROFECT AVGG FEL, Severus on horseback right, holding spear. RIC 138. 3.22g, 20mm, 11h. Scarce. Fleur De Coin. Superbly detailed reverse.
193
300