Only Coin I Bought This Year, Septimius Severus Tetradrachm

[Kali]

Can't do a best of 2022 since this is the only coin I bought this year, but it's a type I have wanted for many years.

 

Septimius Severus (193 - 211 A.D.)
AR Tetradrachm
SELEUCIS and PIERIA
Laodicea ad Mare
O: AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC CЄ, laureate and draped bust right, seen from side.
R: ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs.  208-9 A.D.
11.61g
28mm
McAlee, Severan Group 3, 25; Prieur 1149; Bellinger 52

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

It's certainly a delightful coin!  Well done!  Is it a rare type?

[Kali]

7 minutes ago, Nerosmyfavorite68 said:

It's certainly a delightful coin!  Well done!  Is it a rare type?

No, it's fairly common for the type.

[Roman Collector]

Very attractive!

[Al Kowsky]

2 hours ago, Kali said:

Can't do a best of 2022 since this is the only coin I bought this year, but it's a type I have wanted for many years.

 

Septimius Severus (193 - 211 A.D.)
AR Tetradrachm
SELEUCIS and PIERIA
Laodicea ad Mare
O: AVT KAI CЄOVHPOC CЄ, laureate and draped bust right, seen from side.
R: ΔHMAPX ЄΞ VΠATOC TO Γ, eagle standing facing, head left, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; star between legs.  208-9 A.D.
11.61g
28mm
McAlee, Severan Group 3, 25; Prieur 1149; Bellinger 52

Kali, you're right, these coins are common but they do well at auction 😉. Many of these coins struck at the Laodicea ad Mare mint were melted down to strike more debased coinage for Caracalla's proposed war with Parthia. I sold the example of Prieur 1149 pictured below at a Heritage auction 12 years ago for $546.25 😊.

[Kali]

19 hours ago, Al Kowsky said:

Kali, you're right, these coins are common but they do well at auction 😉. Many of these coins struck at the Laodicea ad Mare mint were melted down to strike more debased coinage for Caracalla's proposed war with Parthia. I sold the example of Prieur 1149 pictured below at a Heritage auction 12 years ago for $546.25 😊.

It's a very handsome example & it'd no wonder it did well. It would have probably done even better now.