Ancients - Septimius Severus - AVG II C - MONETAE AVG

You are obsessed!

Nice coins however.

 

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Ditto!!!

 

Martin, Doug,
Great thread. I am always impressed with folks who do die studies. I think dies are a bit like finding differences in the following.

I admire your passion for eastern SS coins. I do not understand someone wanting a bunch of the same thing though. Oops, maybe I do. Just bought another cast bar. This one is on the small size: 38mm X 30mm X 8mm; 54 grams.

 

Great thread and awesome coins! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

 

I was sitting at intermission of Shake Rattle & Roll (yea I know its my missus dragging me to the I've been to 3 in the last 5 years she keeps telling me they are all different...but they're not) any I was yawning so I decided read a CT thread and picked this one, then I remembered I had a Severus denarius from the early days of collecting. I apologize for the photo if enough people complain I will take it out of it's 2x2 and take it properly. I am not sure if it is the type you are after.

 

The images are a bit small but it would certainly appear to be an AVG II C with a BONI EVENTVS - Fides reverse. If you ever decide to part with it then please please please let me know.

 

Yes maridvnvm I take it you don't have that one, I will take a better picture of it for you, it was not that expensive from memory and it is not in my collecting field so if you want it we can work something out.

 

And by the way mardidvnvm my profile picture of Severus is better than yours because mine is real yours is a cartoon.

 

If you would be happy to part with it then please send me a PM and we will see if we can come to an agreement. Many thanks. As a specialist collecting these dies it would be a great addition.

Mine is taken from a real coin which is messed about with in Photoshop.

 

I reckon your tricking me...............

 

In what way?

This is the obverse from one of my IMP II eastern issue coins.

Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:– L SEPT SEV P-ERTE AVG IMP - II, Laureate head right
Rev:– FORT R-DVC, Fortuna (Hilaritas), standing front, head left, holding long palm and cornucopiae
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare, A.D. 194
References:– RIC 453 var. (Scarce), RSC 157

This coin varies from the standard RIC 453 in a couple of ways. The obverse legend carries the PERTE instead of PERET. The reverse legend is missing the E from REDVC.

The lines visible on the field of the coin may signify some filing applied to the freshly prepaired die. A circle is also visible which is probably a guide line for the engraving of the legend.

 

I was only joking, good job but mine is still better.

 

Enough people complained so here they are. Why do I get the feeling Martins the only one that will like this.

 

Absolutely gorgeous. To me anyway.

 

I am happy for you, the way I took this photo it looks toned but it is not, it is very silvery as per the coin flips.

 

Many thanks to Ancient Aussie who generously agreed to part with this one and it is now part of my specialist collection of this odd series.

Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SE-V PERT AVG II C, laureate head right
Rev:– BONI EVENTVS, Fides (Bonus Eventus) standing left holding basket of fruits in right hand, grain ears in left
Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194 - 195
Reference:– BMCRE -. RIC IV -. RSC -.

The flat area on the head aligns with the flat area on the legs on the reverse. A classic flat strike, where there wasn't enough silver to fill the die at this point on the coin.



Now that it has arrived I can see that it is a double die match to another example in my collection.