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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
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886
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ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
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Estimate €50,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ROMAN EMPIRE - ROMAN
Septimius Severus (193–211). Aureus ND (202), Rome.
Obverse: SEVER P AVG P M - TR P X COS III. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right.
Reverse: A - DVENT AVGG. Septimius Severus, Caracalla and Geta galloping to the right and saluting with their right hands raised.
Calicó 2424 = this specimen! - RIC.177b = this specimen! - Biaggi 1059 = this specimen!; Gold - 7.18 g - 19.5 mm - 6 h
From the collection of Enrico Caruso (1873–1921), Canessa auction, 28 June 1923, lot 413, then the Biaggi collection, lot 1059; Tkalec auction, 9 May 2005, lot 296; NAC 100 auction, 29 May 2017, lot 544; finally, from the collection of a Mentor, NAC 132 auction, 30 May 2022, lot 571.
A specimen with a remarkable provenance, having featured in the finest collections. In high relief, with minimal signs of circulation and a most interesting reverse. Rare. Superb, in mint condition.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU are required to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, European successful bidders will also be required to pay 5.5% VAT on this lot
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