75 / 128
73
Acquired from B.A. Seaby, 18 June 1965; with the
Seaby ticket handwritten by David Sear
.
The rarer reverse type for Divus Septimius: no spec-
imens in Dorchester hoard, compared to two speci-
mens with reverse Eagle. Joaquim Blay’s online die
catalogue of Divi antoniniani of Trajan Decius con-
tains 49 Eagle antoniniani of Septimius, but only 23
Altar antoniniani, including the present specimen.
Septimius is one of the four key emperors in the Divi
series; undervalued by Cohen at only four francs
.
309.
Divus Severus Alexander.
222-235 AD.
Antoninianus, 5.46g (7h). Rome, restored by Trajan
Decius, 250-1 AD. Obv: DIVO ALEXANDRO
Radiate bust of Divus Severus Alexander right, with
fold of cloak on front shoulder and behind neck. Rx:
CONSE - CRATIO Eagle with raised wings stand-
ing right, head left. RIC 97 (R). Cohen (Sev. Alex.)
599 (3 Fr.). Rare: only two specimens in Dorchester
hoard. An overweight specimen. VF
$150
Ex CNG 47, 16 September 1998, lot 1905
.
310.
Severus Alexander, Divus.
222-235 AD.
Antoninianus, 4.54g (5h). Rome, restored by Trajan
Decius, 250-1 AD. Obv: DIVO ALEXANDRO
Radiate bust of Divus Severus Alexander right, with
fold of cloak on front shoulder and behind neck.
Rx: CONSECRATIO Rectangular, lighted altar
with four panels on front and two steps below. RIC
98 (R). Cohen (Sev. Alex.) 598 (3 Fr.). Rare: three
specimens in Dorchester hoard. VF
$150
Ex Fountainhead of Fine Coins, List Winter 1974,
no. 898
.
Double Sestertius from Hall Park
McCollough Collection
311.
Trajan Decius.
249-251 AD. Double Sestertius,
50.73g (12h). Rome. Obv: IMP C M Q TRAIANVS
DECIVS AVG Bust radiate, draped, cuirassed right.
Rx: FELICITAS SAECVLI S - C Felicitas stand-
ing left holding long caduceus and cornucopia. RIC
115c (R). Cohen 40 (30 Fr.). EF
$4,000
Ex Stack’s, 22 November 1967, Hall Park
McCollough Collection, lot 1536; ex L. Hamburger,
19 October 1925, [Niklovitz], lot 1413
.
312.
Double Sestertius, 38.35g (5h). Rome. Obv: IMP
C M Q TRAIANVS DECIVS AVG Bust radiate,
cuirassed right, seen from front. Rx: [FELICITA]
S S[AECVLI] S - C Felicitas standing left holding
long caduceus and cornucopia. RIC 115a (R). C 39
(30 Fr.). Some porosity, otherwise EF
$1,500
Acquired from Leo Dardarian, 10 June 1970
.
Concentric circular grooves and scrapings eradi-
cate most of the reverse legend. A technical curios-
ity, firstly because this coin has rotation dimples on
both sides, which are very unusual on Roman impe-
rial as opposed to Roman provincial coins, and sec-
ondly because on the reverse the rotating tool was
used not to flatten the flan preparatory to striking as
usual, but rather to remove the reverse legend after
the type had been struck!