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Two Captives-and-Trophy: Rare Standing Parthian Captive Septimius Denarius
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Roman Imperial. Septimius Severus AR Denarius (17mm, 3.15g, 12h), Rome, 207 CE.
Obv: SEVERVS - PIVS AVG. Laureate head right.
Rev: P M TR P XV - COS III P P. Trophy between a seated female captive in attitude of mourning and a standing, bearded male captive with hands tied behind back, his lower left leg bent behind his right leg, with only toes touching ground; apparently resting his knee against a helmet on ground before him.
Ref: RIC IV 214; Cohen 498.
Prov: Ex Naville Numismatics Auction 76 (1 Oct 2022), 483.
Coin-in-hand video: [imgur LINK]
Notes: As Harlan Berk wrote of another example of this type: "Rare: only six specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. The additional helmet on ground may be an unpublished detail." Reverses with trophy & two seated Parthian captives are fairly common for both Septimius and Caracalla. (Two seated captives and trophy were common from Julius Caesar through the sons of Constantine.) Standing, bound captives are much less common. A similar pair of captives were depicted opposite a palm tree on Judaea Capta Sestertii, a Marcus Aurelius Sestertius & some Provincial homages (including the remarkable Gordian III of Iconium [LINK]). Trajan also had a denarius with a single standing captive (I have yet to post my example).
My photograph doesn't do it justice. I bought this one because it was the best reverse I've seen in private hands. (The ANS & BMC specimens are better, though of the more typical var. without the helmet. See: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.214)
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![Two Captives-and-Trophy: Rare Standing Parthian Captive Septimius Denarius
[b]Roman Imperial. Septimius Severus AR Denarius[/b] (17mm, 3.15g, 12h), Rome, 207 CE.
[b]Obv[/b]: SEVERVS - PIVS AVG. Laureate head right.
[b]Rev[/b]: P M TR P XV - COS III P P. Trophy between a seated female captive in attitude of mourning and a standing, bearded male captive with hands tied behind back, his lower left leg bent behind his right leg, with only toes touching ground; apparently resting his knee against a helmet on ground before him.
[b]Ref[/b]: RIC IV 214; Cohen 498.
[b]Prov[/b]: Ex Naville Numismatics Auction 76 (1 Oct 2022), 483.
[b]Coin-in-hand video[/b]: [imgur [url=https://i.imgur.com/dGkxkHf.mp4]LINK[/url]]
[b]Notes[/b]: As Harlan Berk wrote of another example of this type: "Rare: only six specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. The additional helmet on ground may be an unpublished detail." Reverses with trophy & two [i]seated[/i] Parthian captives are fairly common for both Septimius and Caracalla. (Two seated captives and trophy were common from Julius Caesar through the sons of Constantine.) Standing, bound captives are much less common. A similar pair of captives were depicted opposite a palm tree on Judaea Capta Sestertii, a Marcus Aurelius Sestertius & some Provincial homages (including the remarkable Gordian III of Iconium [url=https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/2769][LINK][/url]). Trajan also had a denarius with a single standing captive (I have yet to post my example).
My photograph doesn't do it justice. I bought this one because it was the best reverse I've seen in private hands. (The ANS & BMC specimens are better, though of the more typical var. without the helmet. See: [url]https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.214[/url])](albums/userpics/27154/normal_Septimius_Severus_denarius_Trophy_Captives_Standing.png "Click to view full size image
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Two Captives-and-Trophy: Rare Standing Parthian Captive Septimius Denarius
[b]Roman Imperial. Septimius Severus AR Denarius[/b] (17mm, 3.15g, 12h), Rome, 207 CE.
[b]Obv[/b]: SEVERVS - PIVS AVG. Laureate head right.
[b]Rev[/b]: P M TR P XV - COS III P P. Trophy between a seated female captive in attitude of mourning and a standing, bearded male captive with hands tied behind back, his lower left leg bent behind his right leg, with only toes touching ground; apparently resting his knee against a helmet on ground before him.
[b]Ref[/b]: RIC IV 214; Cohen 498.
[b]Prov[/b]: Ex Naville Numismatics Auction 76 (1 Oct 2022), 483.
[b]Coin-in-hand video[/b]: [imgur [url=https://i.imgur.com/dGkxkHf.mp4]LINK[/url]]
[b]Notes[/b]: As Harlan Berk wrote of another example of this type: \"Rare: only six specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. The additional helmet on ground may be an unpublished detail.\" Reverses with trophy & two [i]seated[/i] Parthian captives are fairly common for both Septimius and Caracalla. (Two seated captives and trophy were common from Julius Caesar through the sons of Constantine.) Standing, bound captives are much less common. A similar pair of captives were depicted opposite a palm tree on Judaea Capta Sestertii, a Marcus Aurelius Sestertius & some Provincial homages (including the remarkable Gordian III of Iconium [url=https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/2769][LINK][/url]). Trajan also had a denarius with a single standing captive (I have yet to post my example).
My photograph doesn't do it justice. I bought this one because it was the best reverse I've seen in private hands. (The ANS & BMC specimens are better, though of the more typical var. without the helmet. See: [url]https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.214[/url])")
