...but mostly me. A pair to my earlier post: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/septimius-severus-cos-ii.306390/ Excuse the photos, I was experimenting with taking pictures again. The details are not at all mushy as the pictures suggest and a nice amount of luster remains on this coin. Septimius Severus, Denarius, COS III PP AR Denarius Septimius Severus Augustus: 193 - 211AD Issued: 206AD 19.73mm 3.77gr, 6h O: SEVERVS PIVS AVG; Laureate head, right. R: COS III PP; Victory walking left, holding wreath and palm branch. Laodicea ad Mare Mint RIC 526; RSC 102; BMC 732-3. Aorta: 757: B3, O81, R66, T216, M3. Agora Auctions Inventory # 33391, Auction 71, Lot 261. 12/26/17 1/5/18 Septimius Severus, Denarius, COS II PP AR Denarius Septimius Severus Augustus: 193 - 211AD Issued: 198 - 200AD 20.0mm 3.10gr O: L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX; Laureate head, right. R: COS II PP; Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Laodicea ad Mare Mint RIC IV, pt. 1, 125; RSC 96; Sear 6270. Aorta: 484: B3, O45, R63, T216, M3. ancient-guy 252274934678 11/16/17 11/23/17 And of course, the usual plug for views of my entire collection: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6295 Share your coins of Laodicea or anything sort of related!
I was told once by a know-it-all coin dealer/Dr. that the only coins of Septimius worth owning were the ones from Rome because the ones from 'those other mints' were poor style and he wouldn't have them. I am grateful to him after all these years for all the time I saved by skipping his table at shows. I prefer sellers who take their coins more seriously than they take themselves.
@dougsmit hahaha. One thing I’ve learned is that the people who don’t have a sense of humor about themselves are probably not worth knowing, regardless of how smart they think they are or what inventory they have.
