[Home, My eBay, Site Map, Sign In/Out] [eBay logo] [Main Navigation] [Browse Sub-Navigation] KWD- Roman Silver Coin Emperor gives out Cash Item #1420608163 Antiques & Art:Antiquities Bidding is closed for this item. [Show description] $20.50 (reserve First bid $1.00 Currently not yet met) [Leave feedback] Quantity 1 # of bids 8 bid history (to seller) Time left Auction has Location Redding, CA (to bidder) ended. Country/RegionUSA/Sacramento Started Mar-30-01 12:33:57 PST Ends Apr-06-01 12:33:57 PDT [Image] Seller (Rating) kendorney (414) [star] view comments in seller's Feedback Profile | view seller's other auctions [Image] High bid private auction -- bidders' eBay Online Payments by identities Billpoint protected [Image] [Image] Payment Visa/MasterCard, Instant Purchase American Express, This purchase could win you Discover, Money $10,000! Order/Cashiers Checks, Personal Checks, See item description for payment methods accepted Escrow Accepted. 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Dorney Classical Numismatist Presents: Septimius Severus Denarius [Image] Roman Empire, Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD Silver Denarius, 3.1 grams Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, Bust of Severus right wearing laurel crown. Reverse: LIBERALITAS AVG VI, Liberalitas standing left holding coin dispenser and cornucopia. A long standing tradition of the Roman emperors was to conduct what was called a 'public donative' in which the emperor would distribute cash to the public. The purpose of such an event is clear, in that the emperor would gain positive public opinion. The inscription on this coin tells us that it was minted on the occasion of Septimius' 6th (VI) donative. Background: Septimius who was born in 146 AD, accentuated the military and despotic character of the imperial office. He was born in Leptis Magna (near the modern city of Al Khums, Libya). After receiving a law education in Rome, Severus held a number of military and political titles. He became quaestor militaris, a revenue collector for the military, in the province of Baetica in Spain in 172, and by 190 he was governor of Pannonia, a Roman province in central Europe. When the Roman emperor Lucius Aelius Commodus was murdered in 192, the Roman consul Publius Helvius Pertinax became emperor. He, in turn, was slain a year later, and Severus, determined to avenge his death, returned to Rome with his army. Severus became emperor by purchasing the throne from the Praetorian Guard. He punished the murderers of Pertinax and disbanded the praetorian troops, reorganizing the guard on entirely new principles. In 194 he defeated the Roman governor of Syria, who was a rival for the throne, and captured the ancient city of Byzantium. In 197 Severus defeated the Roman general Decimus Clodius Albinus, who had been proclaimed emperor by his legions. After successfully defeating the Parthians of Persia who had invaded Mesopotamia in Asia, Severus sailed to Britain to quell a revolt there in 208. He traveled with his army to the north of the island, where he led an expedition against the Caledonians and reestablished Hadrian's Wall as the northern boundary of Roman Britain. He died at York and was succeeded by his son, Caracalla. Severus's reign marks a period of both jurisdictional and military reform. He allowed veteran officers to hold civil service jobs, improved the soldiers' conditions, created a new imperial treasury, and reduced the power of the senate and the aristocracy. Reference: The Roman Imperial Coinage, Volume IV, number 278a Check out our website for other ancient coins and antiquities and other auctions! We are a founding member and authorized seller at Sothebys.com! Authenticity: Each and every item we sell is unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine and as described. 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Canada please add $5 for registered, all other countries please add $8 for registered Airmail. About Kenneth W. Dorney: A full time ancient coins and antiquities dealer since 1987 with nearly 50 published sales catalogs and over 10 years in the business. We have an extensive reference library which means that coins and antiquities purchased are always properly referenced, attributed and authenticated. We now sell predominantly online. Please visit our website, www.coolcoins.com for additional items for sale through auction or fixed price. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Image] [counter 1] Free Honesty Counters, Listing Tools from Andale. 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