Beschreibung
Material: Bronze
Gewicht: 28,78 g
Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 201 AD, Sestertius, 28.78g. BMC-p. 624, 801A. Obv: SEVERVS AVGPART MAX Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r. Rx: OPTIMO PRINC SPQR P M TR P VIII[I] around, S C in exergue, Equestrian statue: Septimius holding statuette of Victory and vertical reversed spear, seated on horse stepping r. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection. Only the second recorded specimen of this sestertius, the first, from the same dies, having appeared in M & M AG XXVIII, 19 June 1964, lot 397. Septimius equestrian statue apparently closely imitated the famous equestrian statue of Trajan in his Forum (BMC pl. 38.2), and the legend of Septimius coin type, OPTIMO PRINC SPQR P M TR P VIIII, therefore also took over Trajans well known reverse legend, SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI.While this coin has a planchet defect in the obverse field, it represents a magnificent equestrian image of Septimius Severus that no longer exists today. Beard of emperor flatly struck. EF / aEF
