Ancient Coins

Roman Imperial coins, Caracalla, Septimius Severus and Julia Domna, Aureus, Rome c. 201, ANTONIVS PIVS AVGPON TR P IIII, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. CONCORDIAE AETERNAE, laureate bust to right of Severus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, and Julia, diademed, draped, on crescent, 7.35g/12h (RIC 52; Hill 464; BMC 260; Kent-Hirmer 388; Calicó 2849). Extremely fine with lustre £20,000-25,000

This ‘family’ coin, full of solar imagery depicts Severus as the sun and Julia as the moon.

Provenance: H. Montagu (Rollin & Feuardent, Paris, 1896, lot 524), Metropolitan Museum of Art (Sotheby, Zurich, 10 November 1972, lot 146)