LIBERALITAS AVGG

Radiate and draped bust of Regalianus to the right.

Liberalitas standing left, holding pileus with the right hand and transverse scepter with the left hand.

Photo of a coin sold the 29/10/2000 by Frank Sternberg AG, Auction 35, lot 703, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=73643, no link to their site available (this auction house no longer exists). Sources given by the auction house: ''Ex Sammlung Nelson Bunker Hunt, in Auktion Sotheby’s, New York, 19.-20. Juni 1991, Nr. 883; ex Auktionen Numismatic Fine Arts 5, 23.-24. Februar 1978, Nr. 503 und Rauch 13, 16.-17. November 1973, Nr. 286a.''.

''ov Get'' in the reference: AYC #6 ov Get, means that this coin is overstruck on a denarius of Geta. ''ov'' for overstruck. We see MIVS – G on the obverse with a bare head which indicates the legend SEPTIMIVS – GETA CAES, bare bust of Geta to the right. On the reverse we read ORVM and the auction house determines a denarius of Geta with reverse: PROVID DEORVM. Here is what the original coin looks like (RIC 51):

Photo of a coin sold the ? by Cgb.fr in their webshop, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=45385, link to their website: https://www.cgbfr.com/.

I assigned n°5 of RIC 5B for this coin because the legends correspond to this type. The n° 5 noted a “purse?” in the place of the pileus. See comment of AYC #6 ov Max I. Anyway I attribute the numbers of RIC according to the legends. For example, RIC 5 is given for an overstruck denarius of Maximinus I Thrax. I have classified coins under this number because they use the same legends for Regalianus, even if they are overstruck on other emperors.