A new addition to my collection. Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right Rev:– VICT AV-G T-R P COS, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left Minted in Alexandria. A.D. 194-195 Reference:– BMCRE -. RIC -. RSC -. One example known to Bickford-Smith citing Tbilisi A 780, on the rev. only […]G TR P COS surviving. A rare type copying the issue of Rome. This coin clearly Alexandrian based on the style.
I do not have that one which copies the Rome 193 Victory type. I do have a couple of the other Victories all having the COSII on reverse so must be 194 or later. ARAB ADIAB COSII PP PM TRP II COS II VICT AVG TRP II COSII PP There are a lot of Alexandrian types and most of them copy something from somewhere else. There are very few exceptions and I don't have most of them. Martin: Before his death, Roger Bickford-Smith suggested three separate issues for Alexandrian denarii. Do you know if anyone has suggested the correctness or error of this system? http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/mintalex.html
Traditional wisdom says four: Rome, Emesa, Laodicea and Alexandria. I would not be at all shocked to see that reworked in the future with Emesa and Laodicea being subdivided or combined. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/severus.html
Hey, wait-up!! => I have one of these too ... Septimius Severus Denarius 202-210 AD Diameter: 19.1-21.6 mm Weight: 3.2 grams Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG - Laureate head of Septimius Severus Reverse: VICT PART MAX - Victory holding wreath and palm Reference: RIC 295 ... sadly, my example is merely a typical ol' Rome mint coin (*sigh*) ... => ummm, but I do think the "extra silver" is quite an added bonus!!
