My first post CV19 lockdown arrival

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  1. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    This is one of those coins that I have been waiting on for some weeks to make it's way to me for some weeks. Bought after the lockdown had set in it has taken about 3 and a half weeks to make it from the US to the UK. It was released to the Royal Mail on Friday and arrived this morning but took about 3 weeks to make it out of the USPS.

    Septimius Severus denarius

    Obv:– IMP CA L SE SEV PER AG COS II, Laureate head right
    Rev:– BONA SPES, Spes standing holding flower and lifting skirt
    Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194-195
    Reference(s) – BMCRE -. RSC -. RIC -.
    Ex Victor Clark (@Victor_Clark) whoh shipped it very promptly. Thanks Victor.

    3.48g, 18.40mm, 0o

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    It joins a few of it's fellows in my speciality sub-collection of short legend dies of the eastern issues of Septimius Severus. This one adding to the number I have from this obverse die.

    Rev:– FORT REDVC, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder & cornucopia
    2.40g, 18.83mm, 0o

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    Rev:– FORT REDVC, Fortuna standing left, holding long scepter & cornucopia
    2 different reverse dies
    1.95g, 18mm, 0o
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    3.17g, 18.54mm, 0o
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    Rev– LIBER AVG, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus in right hand, cornucopiae in left
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    Rev:– MART-I V-ICTORI, Mars advancing right carrying spear and trophy.
    3.16 gms. 0 degrees
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    Martin
     
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  3. Inspector43

    Inspector43 More than 75 Years Active Collecting Supporter

    Those are nice.
     
  4. Victor_Clark

    Victor_Clark all my best friends are dead Romans Dealer

    Martin, I am relieved that it finally arrived.
     
  5. Al Kowsky

    Al Kowsky Well-Known Member

    Martin, That's an impressive group of denarii :jawdrop:! I think you have cornered the market on coins from that obverse die :smuggrin:.
     
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  6. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    Not quite.... but I am working on it. There are still some reverse types that I am aware of that exist with this die that elude me.

    As you can imagine, chasing coins for a particular obverse die or even a set of obverse dies, where each of these obverse dies is rare is a matter that takes huge amounts of patience.
     
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  7. Justin Lee

    Justin Lee I learn by doing

    Congrats on finding another, Martin! I'll echo others in that your set above is very impressive! A great new addition!
     
  8. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    And now another from the same series. A different obverse die.

    IMP CA L SEP SEV - PER AVG COS II

    When I bought this coin I han't actually realised that I had a double die match but the older coin looks so different due to condition that I hadn't put the two together.

    New coin:-
    Obv:–IMP CA L SEP SEV PER AVG COS II, laureate head right
    Rev:– IOVI VICT, Jupiter, seated left, holding Victory and sceptre
    Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194-195
    Reference:– RIC -. RSC -. BMCRE -

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    previous example
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    so I'll just call this an upgrade

    Other reverses from the same obverse die....

    Rev:– BONA SPES, Spes standing holding flower and lifting skirt

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    Rev:– BONI EVENTVS, Fides standing left holding basket of fruit and corn ears

    Somehow I have managed to obtain 3 of these..... not sure how or why.... I have seen the obverse and bought them and found that they were die matches later....

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    Rev:– VICTO-R AV-G, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm

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