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Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII-I, Laureate head right
Rev:– ARAB ADIABENIC, Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm (R of ARAB corrected over B)
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 196-197
Ref:– Cohen -, BMCRE -, RIC -.

The reverse refers to victory over Niger. To hide the fact that this was a civil war, it is phrased as victory over Arabs and Adiabenians, who aided Niger's cause.

Next:- A legend with a re-engraved letter

 

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EDIT, didn't see @maridvnvm his post...

 

First Є in ЄPЄNNIAN re-engraved to correct a mistake on the obverse die that had misspelled the empress’s name.

HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA
AE30. 11.15g, 29.8mm. CILICIA, Tarsus, AD 249-251. RPC 1371. O: EPEΝΝΙΑΝ ΑΙΤΡΟΥϹΚΙΛΛΑΝ ϹƐ, draped bust right, wearing stephane, crescent behind shoulders. R: ΤΑΡϹΟV - ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛƐΩϹ around, Α / Μ / Κ - Γ / Β in field, Dionysus standing left, holding cantharus over panther and thyrsus.

A coin struck using the die before the mistake was corrected:

HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA
AE29. 13.29g, 29.4mm. CILICIA, Tarsus, AD 249-251. RPC 1368 (18 spec). O: ΑΝΝΙΑΝ (sic) ΑΙΤΡΟΥϹΚΙΛΛΑΝ ϹƐ, draped bust right, wearing stephane, crescent behind shoulders. R: Τ - ΑΡϹΟV ΜΗ – ΤΡΟΠΟΛƐΩϹ around, Α /Μ / Κ - Γ / Β in field, Cult statue of Apollo Lykeios standing left on omphalos, head right, holding wolf by forelegs in each hand.

Next: Misspelled emperor’s name.

 

Here's Philppus.



Next: third century imitative but NOT Gallic empire or Claudius II

 

Philip I Antonianus Rome RIC 66 VICTORIA CARPICA 247 A.D. Out of order sorry

 

To keep this thread going, I'm going to cheat a little. It's not third century (it's fourth), but it's neither Gallic nor Claudius Gothicus:


Barbarous imitation of Constantine Two Victories or perhaps GLORIA EXERCITVS billon centenionalis
3.07 g, 18.0 mm, 11 h

Next up: Two Victories.

 

CONSTANTINE I
AE3 Follis
OBVERSE: IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, spear over far shoulder
REVERSE: VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, two Victories standing facing holding shield inscribed VOT/PR on altar decorated with diamond (Helv. 2a), PLN in ex.
Struck at London 319-20 AD
2.8g, 20mm
RIC VII 159

Next: Coin from London mint

 

Licinius I

Up Next: A coin of the other Licinius

 

LICINIUS II
AE Follis
OBVERSE: DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, helmeted & cuirassed bust left, holding spear & shield
REVERSE: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding Victory on globe & leaning on sceptre, eagle with wreath left, captive right; X over II Mu in right field; SMNB in ex.
Struck at Nicomedia 321-324 AD
3.0g, 19mm
RIC VII 49

Next: Coin showing captive(s)

 

Johannes
Mint: Rome
423 to 425 AD
AE 4
Obvs: DN IOHANN-ES PF AVG, Draped and cuiassed right.
Revs: SALVS REIPVBLICE, Victory advancing left, holding trophy over shoulder and dragging captive. Christogram to left.
11x12mm, 1.12g
Ref: RIC X 1920

Next: Western Roman Empire

 

Gratian

Up next: siliqua of Valens

 

Galla Placidia, Western Roman Empire
AE nummus
Obv: D N GALLA PLA-CIDIA P F AVG, female, pearl-diademed bust right, wearing necklace and earrings
Rev: SALVS REI-PVBLICE around cross, T in left field
Mint: Rome
Mintmark: RM
Date: 425-437 AD
Ref: RIC X 2111



Next theme: a rare empress/female relative

 

Sorry I beat you to it because Galla Placidia is way more interesting than Gratian.

 

Valens
Mint: Antioch
367 to 375 AD
AR Siliqua
Obvs: DN VALENS PER F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed right.
Revs: VOT X MVLT XX, in laurel wreath. ANTH
Ref: RIC IX 34d.9

Next theme: a rare empress/female relative

 

Edit

 

I see what you did there.

PS: beautiful siliqua of Valens.

 

That I would have preferred it if your coin had been posted first (ie. You won) because your coin is more interesting than mine and the topic you chose was more interesting than mine (I think rare female empress is cooler than a siliqua of Valens or Gratian).

Look, I was trying to pay you and your coin a compliment.

 

@Sallent All good, realized right after posting what you meant. Thanks for the compliments.

 

Rare empress? How about Annia Faustina?



Next: Serapis.

 

Postumus (Serapis reverse)

Up next: Emperor Marius