Hello All, Figured I would share a nice little bronze of Seleukos IV from Syria. Nothing too fancy, but a nice portrait of Apollo on the...
Hello All, In the interest of making myself crazy, I bought a badly worn Septimius Severus Provincial piece and decided I would figure it out....
Hello All, I bought two coins recently from the Bay and I am having a bit of a hard time with one. [ATTACH] The obverse legend appears to be:...
Just a nice looking coin celebrating the victorious, happy emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla. [ATTACH] Septimius Severus, Denarius,...
Hello All, and Merry Christmas to everyone, or just a happy Sunday either way. I bought this denarius from Heritage last week. It was labeled...
In a kind of great/not so great set of events, a bunch of great coins came up recently that had me making hard decisions. Does my family eat this...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi all, a friend of mine has the chance to buy this coin as a part of a group lot. He asked for my help and I am asking the...
So, once in a while, a blind squirrel finds a nut and this was me a few weeks ago. I saw this Galba in the Heritage Auction and thought, well...
Here is a more scarce issue of Septimius Severus, from 196AD. ADVENTVI AVG FELISSIMO celebrates the return of Septimius to Rome before he set off...
Hello All, No puns or anything today. Just a very nice COS II that I was able to finally purchase after eyeing it for a few months. It is...
After the death of Constantine I, stability was hard to maintain in the Roman Empire. Old blood feuds, external threats and fighting amongst the...
There was that old Billy Idol remake of "MONET MONET" that I danced to at weddings. This is either not that exciting or way more exciting. I...
....no wait, FORTVNAE FELICI surprise! I knew it was two words, but not fortune cookie. I have noticed that these FORTVNAE FELICI coins...
I was able to afford a new purchase this week due to receiving a refund for some coins that never arrived. So, while I am sad that I did not get...
...or actually, my mailman on Halloween! I was able to add two new Severus coins this week. Both denarii. Not that I buy anything else of his...
...if you are Septimius Severus! I was able to pick up this LIBERALITAS AVG VI issue pretty cheaply. There is a bit of discoloration in a few...
In a week of really fun acquisitions, I bought not only the VOTIS DECENNALIBVS but also a CONSECRATIO issue of Septimius Severus. Considering...
I had mentioned in my last Septimius Severus thread that I was waiting for a package. Well, it arrived today and since it has rained in biblical...
Well, I stopped by the coin shop the other day and looked through their Severan material because you know, I hadn't spent any money that day. My...
Hello All, I was happy to add a new coin to my Septimius Severus collection this week. FVNDATOR PACIS is a reverse legend that I had been...
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