The Civil Wars and The Third Century (AD 193 - 296) [ without thumbnail images ]
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Pertinax, AD
193, AR (Silver) Denarius, 2.50 gm, Sear-6045, RSC-33 obv.: "IMP CAES P HELV PERTIN AVG" Laureate head right. rev.: "OPI DIVIN TR P COS II" Ops seated left, holding corn-ears. note: Nice portrait. Smallish flan takes part of legend. Reverse weak on upper left side. Sear prices this one at $800 in VF. |
$495.00 |
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Clodius Albinus, AD
193, AR (Silver) Denarius, 2.89 gm, Sear-1728, RSC-48 obv.: "D CLOD SEPT ALBIN CAES" Bare head right. rev.: "MINER PACIF COS II" Minerva standing right, holding olive-branch and shield. note: Nice portrait. Smallish flan takes part of legend. Reverse weak on left side. |
$140.00 |
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Septimus Severus, AD
203, AR (Silver) Denarius, 3.26 gm, Sear-1756, RSC-222 obv.: "SEVERVS PIVS AVG" Laureate head right. rev.: "INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH" Dea Caelestis riding a lion right, holding a thunderbolt and scepter, while water gushes from spring behind her. note: Strong example of this interesting reverse. Dea Caelestis is the patron deity of Carthage and it signifies the construction of an aqueduct. |
$105.00 |
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Septimus Severus, AD
201, AR (Silver) Denarius, 2.32 gm, Sear-1767, RSC-370 obv.: "SEVERVS PIVS AVG" Laureate head right rev.: "PART MAX P M TR P VIIII" Two captives, seated back to back, trophy between, hands bound in front, supporting their heads. note: This reverse represents the great victories over Parthia of AD 198.Nice strong strike, just a bit off center crowding the legend on that side but nothing is lost. |
$45.00 |
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Septimus Severus, AD
193-211, AR (Silver) Denarius, 2.75 gm obv.: "L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X" Laureate head right rev.: "FORTVNAE AVGG" Fortune seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. |
$35.00 |
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Julia Domna, AD
211-217, mother of Caracalla, AR (Silver) Denarius, 3.60 gm, RSC-32 obv.: "IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG" Bare-headed and draped bust right rev.: "DIANA LVCIFERA" Diana standing half-left, holding long torch in both hands. note: Beautiful coin. Not much more to say. |
$75.00 |
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Caracalla, AD
216, AR Denarius, 2.95 gm obv.: "ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM" Laureate head right. rev.: "P M TR P XVIIII COS IIII P P" Sol walking right, head turned back to left, holding globe and raising hand. note: Nice detail, Older portrait. |
$65.00 |
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Caracalla, AD
205-206, AR (Silver) Denarius, 3.19 gm, RSC 422 obv.: "ANTONINVS PIVS AVG" Boy's laureate and draped bust right rev.: "PONTIF TR P VIIII COS II" Salus seated left, feeding, out of patera, snake coiling up from altar; her left arm rests on side of throne. note: Nice coin slightly off center to right, crowding legend. Nice portrait of Emperor as a young man. Looks much nicer than he was in real life where he had his brother killed in their mother's arms. |
$35.00 |
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Caracalla, AD
198-217, AE 30, 16.08 gm, Augusta Trajana mint in Thracia obv.: Greek legends Laureate bust right rev.: Greek legends Caracalla standing left, wearing tunic, holding patera and scepter. note: Coin is much darker than it appears here. It is the normal dark green-brown patina. A bit of corrosion on the reverse. |
$35.00 |