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Coin ID #5663

Germe (AD 198-211) AE 45 - Septimius Severus

Septimius Severus, with Caracalla, 198-211 AD. AE45 - Medallion (78.23g, 6h). Glycon, second strategus. Struck 202-205 AD. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right, seen from behind, and laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Caracalla left, seen from behind, vis-à-vis / ΕΠΙ CΤΡΑ ΓΛΥΚΩΝΟC Β, Herakles seated left on lion’s skin draped over rock, holding club set on ground and cantharus; to left, Apollo, standing right, holding plectrum and lyre, and Artemis drawing arrow from quiver and holding bow; to right, Tyche standing left, crowning Herakles and holding cornucopiae; ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ in exergue. Good VF, even green-black patina. Extremely rare, one of five known (the fourth in the BN). Ex Drewry Coll. (Triton VIII, 1/2005), lot 765.

File information
Filename:721167.jpg
City/Mint name:Germe
Rating (10 votes):22222
Keywords:bronze / roman
References:Ehling 160 (V1/R1); CNG 42 (5/1997), lot 992 (realized $6900); Giessener Münzhandlung 64 (10/1993), lot 547; Fontana Collection (Finarte, 11/1996), lot 1020 = Auctiones 8 (6/1978), lot 435; cf. BMC Lydia p. 85, 27 (this magistrate for Geta as Caesar)
Valuation:CNG Auc. 72 (6/2006), lot 1167 ($6,150 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:184 KiB
Date added:Dec 27, 2008
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