SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS on HORSEBACK / SILVER Denarius Coin 193-211 AD. + COA GGcoins

Description

Roman  Emperor
Septimius Severus
Lucius Septimius Severus Augustus
Reign:  (193 - 211 AD.)
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Silver
Denarius:
Size: 17.mm,  Weight: 3.0gm.
Obverse:
L SEPT SEV PE-RT AVG IMP VIIII, laureate,
Severus bust facing to right...
Reverse:
PROFECTIO AVG,  Emperor on horseback
right, holding spear...
Ref;  RIC 494
Personalized COA included
The Coin:
A very pleasing & quite RARE example of a
Silver Denarius
coin ,
Well neatly struck,  in nice shape. It saw some use and touched many hands throughout
history
before
it found a place
to wait out the centuries.
Always Authentic, I have never knowingly sold a copy or reproduction!
As grading
is subjective please Judge the coin photos to determine this for yourself.
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HISTORY:
Lucius Septimius Severus
was Roman emperor from 193 to 211 AD.
He was of Libyan descent from Lepcis Magna and came from a prominent
local Punic family,  His eldest son was Antoninus (Caracalla) and
Youngest son was Geta..
The rise of Septimius to emperor began after the assassination of emperor
Commodus in 192 AD.
Rise to Power:
The successor of Commodus was Petrinax who wasn’t welcomed by the
Praetorian Guard. It led to their revolt and sooner assassination of the emperor.
The Praetorian Guard proceeded to auction off the imperial throne. They
wanted to choose a person who will pay the most being promised the support
of the Praetorian Guard.
The first candidate was Clodius Albinus, governor of Britain. The second was
Pescennius Niger, governor of Syria, while the third candidate was Septimius
Severus, who governed the province of Pannonia Superior on the Danube frontier.
Each candidate was defended by three legions apiece and had a powerful
military base. Septimius Severus had an advantage in terms of propaganda and
location as Pannonia was the closest of these provinces to Rome. Severus
prevented a possible clash with Clodius Albinus in Britain by promising him the
title of Caesar and a place in the imperial succession. Septimius Severus was
recogized by the Senate as emperor in 193. With his accession, that year became
known as “The Year of Five Emperors.”
Wars:
Septimius Severus quickly conquered the kingdom of Osroen and Adiabene,
taking the titles Parthicus Arabicus and Parthicus Adiabenicus to celebrate
these victories. To strengthen his reputation and try to connect his new dynasty
with the Antonines dynasty, he declared himself the son of the now deified
former emperor Marcus Aurelius and the brother of the deified Commodus.
Moreover, he gave his eldest son M. Aurelius Antoninus (later emperor Caracalla)
the title of Caesar. This last step led him to a direct conflict with his former ally,
Clodius Albinus, who was initially given this title in exchange for his loyalty.
Realizing that Severus had intended to abandon him, Albinus rebelled and
crossed over with his legions to Gaul. Severus hurried west to meet Albinus
at the battle of Lugdunum and defeated him in a bloody battle in 197. After
defeating Albinus, Septimius Severus became the only emperor of the
Roman Empire.
The intentions of Severus in Britain were to conquer the whole island and
completely subordinate it to Roman rule. To this end, Severus completely
repaired many forts along Hadrian’s wall with the intention of using this wall
as a base for the campaign to conquer the north of the island of Britain.
Leaving Geta in the south, Severus and his son Antoninus campaigned in the
north, especially in current Scotland. The campaign was mixed for the Romans:
the local Caledonian tribes did not meet with the Romans in open battle and
participated in partisan tactics against them, which led to heavy losses of the
Romans. However, by 210 AD the northern tribes sued the peace, and Severus
took the opportunity to build a new forward base at Carpow on Tay for a future
campaign. He also took the title of Britannicus for himself and his sons, to
commemorate this victory. This success was short-lived, however, since the tribes
soon rebelled. By this time, Severus could not continue his campaign against them.
Septimius Severus was the first African emperor of Rome.
He significantly increased the strength of the army to ensure its loyalty
and raised the annual salary of soldiers from 300 to 500 denarii...
Severus lifted the ban on marriage that existed in the Roman army, giving
soldiers the right to to take wives.
Death:
Although his military expenses were expensive for the empire, Severus was a strong
and capable leader. The Roman Empire reached the greatest extent under his rule –
more than 5 million square kilometers. His expansion of the Limes Tripolitanus provided
to Africa the agricultural base of the Empire.
In 208 Severus, accompanied by Caracalla and his younger son, Geta, led an army to
Britain to subdue the parts of the island not under Roman rule.
Severus succumbed to disease at Eboracum. With the exception of the rule of
Marcus Opellius Macrinus (217–218), Severus’s descendants remained in power until 235.
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