Unpublished(?) Septimius Severus P M TR P XVII COS III P P Genius Reverse

[Joe Sermarini]

Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right
Rev: P M TR P XVII COS III P P, Genius standing left half left, head left, chest bare, himation over left shoulder and around hips, patera in extended right hand, double cornucopia in left hand
Rome, 209 AD
2.897g, 20.7mm, 12:00 die axis

OCRE -, RIC IV -, RSC III -, BMCRE V -, Hunter III -, SRCV III -

It seems to be unpublished and I have not found another example. Does anyone know of another?

[curtislclay]

A common type on denarii with TR P XVI, occurring either with altar before Genius, or without altar, as here.

With TR P XVII, only the type without altar occurs on denarii, and this is only the fourth spec. known to me, coming from a new, second-attested, rev. die.

The three others, all sharing a rev. die with each other:

In BM, ex my collection, ex Mabbott Sale 1969, lot 4383 (not illustrated in the catalogue).

Private coll. of a Forvm member, acquired c. Jan. 2018, same dies as the Mabbott example.

My new collection, ex Lanz, eBay, 8 May 2013, same rev. die but different obv. die.

The same type also occurs on rare asses, all with altar: a couple of rev. dies with TR P XVI, one of the same dies with TR P XVII, a second I having been added in the die to the tribunician number.

[Joe Sermarini]

Thanks Curtis. I suspected you would be the one with the answer.