Septimius Severus. Sestertius

Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 207 AD, Medallic Sestertius, 30.46g. Cohen-246 citing Welzl von Wellenheim, 400 francs. Obv: L SEPTIMIVS SE - VERVS PIVS AVG, Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r. Rx: IOVI in exergue, SOSPI - TA - TORI around, S - C across field, Serapis standing facing in rectangular niche, extending r. hand and holding scepter in l. hand. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; acquired from an H. D. Rauch sale. Probably unique, since this specimen acquired from a Rauch auction by Curtis Clay seems very likely to be identical with the Welzl von Wellenheim example, lot 12051 in the sale of Welzl's Roman coins in Vienna in October 1847, and described in the auction catalogue as being "a bronze medallion, unpublished and in good condition (bien conserve)". The same IOVI SOSPITATORI reverse die was also used to strike a medallic sestertius of Geta as Caesar, BM-840, pl. 50.9, 44.12g.Some obverse corrosion. aVF