6-1680

RIC VI, LONDINIUM 59a, SEVERUS, OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY, ENGRAVER'S ERROR

   

OBVERSE

SEVERVNNOBILISSIMVSCAES [SEVERVN (sic!) NOBILISSIMVS CAES]; bust r., laur., dr., cuir.

REVERSE

GENIOPO[PV]-LIROMANI [GENIO POPVLI ROMANI]; Genius stg. l., modius on head, naked but for chlamys over l. shoulder, r. holding patera, l. cornucopiae.

NOT IN RIC

OBVERSE LEGEND VARIETY. Specimen similar to LONDINIUM 59a except for SEVERVN instead of SEVERVS in obv. legend. Apparently an engraver's error. Listed in Cloke-Toone (Addenda 4.02.016 (2)).

NOTES

Weight 10,18 g; diameter 27.35-28.37 mm. Coin sold on Downies auction 321 (lot 1667) in May 2016 for AUD 310. Now in Lee Toone's collection.


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski