My last coin purchase of 2015

I just thought I would share my last coin purchase of 2015 and some additional context behind the purchase.

Yes, it's yet another eastern denarius of Septimius Severus but coming from the rare sub-issue engine AVG II CO.

Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG II CO, laureate head right
Rev:– INVICTO IMP TROPAEA, Trophy with captured arms below
Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194
Reference:– BMCRE -. RIC -. RSC -.

One other example known in Paris



And to put in context here are the other coins that I have from the same obverse die....

BONAE SPEI (2 examples same die pair)




BONI EVENTVC (sic) (2 examples same die pair)




LEG VIII AVO (sic) ?CR P COS



MINER VICT



MONETAE AVG (2 different reverse dies)




VICTOR IVST AVG

 

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Good Lord, that's a rare one!!! Nice find and great work with the die study of the obverse.

 

Nice coins Martin.

 

Amazing group Martin. I 'hate' it when you guys give me even MORE ideas of what to collect LOL

 

10 coins from the same obverse die?

you've got a problem martin.

awesome.

 

Wow, another great group, great way to finish off the year..

 

A nice way to end the year. Congrats!

 

For the record, I only have one. I wonder how many the British Museum has. >10 I suspect.

 

Next thing you know he will be collecting Euros. Very interesting Martin. Thanks for sharing.

 

cool last coin additions, Martin ... I love the trophy reverse (tough lookin' coin)

 

But the year isn't over yet

 

But it is only December 26! There is lots of time left for one more!

 

What is the known record for reverses used with the same obverse die? I believe there are at least a dozen used with the PEPT COSI Septimius die but I only have five of them. Martin, do you have any die with more than the ten?

 

I know of 12 reverse dies with the obverse posted above. I missed out on a different IVST die last week.

 

In asnwer to Doug's questionI have been researching these rare issues for some time. The British Museum only has two examples from this obverse die and thus with this obverse legend. I hope to build a website next year to catalog my eastern collection and try and cover as much detail as I can about these issues including a list of the examples that I am aware of.

Here are the BM examples with the second coin being misattributed in their database :-


© Trustees of the British Museum.

© Trustees of the British Museum.

 

I have found another mis-attributed example in the BM collection. This is exciting to me as it is a reverse type I wasn't aware of with this obverse die.


© Trustees of the British Museum.

 

Cool additions.

 

And now as we get into 2016 I add another reverse die to the set. This reverse type not previously known for this obverse variation.

Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SE-V PERT AVG II CO, laureate head right
Rev:– FORTVNAE REDVCI, Fortuna (pax?), with modius on head, seated left holding branch and cornucopia
Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194
References:- RIC -. RSC -. BMCRE -.

First example known.

 

Nice detective work!

John

 

Martin => you're like Sherlock Severus!!

=> congrats on another point in the endless game between Mentor and Martin!!