Important Ancient Coins

ROMAN IMPERIAL COINS, Septimius Severus (193-211), Sestertius, Rome, 210, laureate bust right, rev. P M TR P XVIII COS III P P S C, triumph scene, Severus, standing left, holding spear, between two soldiers, seated British captive at left, two soldiers holding standards in background, 27.52g/6h (Hill 1089; RIC 799a). Very fine, green patina, very rare £1,500-2,000

Victory was claimed in 210 after a 2-year campaign to subdue northern Britain once and for all. This remarkable celebratory issue depicts Severus addressing the troops after the triumphant taking of British prisoners. Though no decisive victory had actually been won, peace to the south of the wall lasted for nearly a century