ROMAN WORLD - Roman Empire - Severus II, as Caesar,...
ROMAN WORLD - Roman Empire - Severus II, as Caesar, 305-306. Argenteus circa 305-306, first officina, Serdica (Sofia). SEVERV - S NOB C Laureate head right / VIRTVS - MILITVM Turreted camp gate. · SM · SDA · below. 3,33g. Gautier 24; Cf. RIC 11.
Provenance: Rauch 82 (23 April 2008), 602.
Gemini VII (9 January 2011), 841.
Grading/Status: A splendid specimen.
Notes
For this very rare issue, the Serdica mint is unpublished in standard references. The rarity of this type might be explained by the short period of time during which Severus held the position of Caesar before being elevated Augustus by Galerius following the death of Constantius Chlorus in 306.
ROMAN WORLD - Roman Empire - Severus II, as Caesar, 305-306. Argenteus circa 305-306, first officina, Serdica (Sofia). SEVERV - S NOB C Laureate head right / VIRTVS - MILITVM Turreted camp gate. · SM · SDA · below. 3,33g. Gautier 24; Cf. RIC 11.
Provenance: Rauch 82 (23 April 2008), 602.
Gemini VII (9 January 2011), 841.
Grading/Status: A splendid specimen.
Notes
For this very rare issue, the Serdica mint is unpublished in standard references. The rarity of this type might be explained by the short period of time during which Severus held the position of Caesar before being elevated Augustus by Galerius following the death of Constantius Chlorus in 306.
