There is a sub-series of denarii from the eastern mints of Septimius Severus that is quite enigmatic. The style is not consistent with the COS II...
CONS in exe is Constantinople rather than Antioch. I have these from Alexandria Constantine the Great (posthumous) - AE4 Obv:- DV CONSTANTINVS...
Whist I no longer actively collect these late issues from Laodicea I have obtained quite a few over the years. Here are a few from my dozen or...
Lucius Verus
You are correct.
And between yours and mine above Obv:– L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, Laureate head right Rev:– COS III P P, Victory advancing left, holding...
Here is the slightly later COS III P P with the short obverse legend. Obv:– SEVERVS PIVS AVG, Laureate head right Rev:– COS III P P, Victory...
Look at RIC 503a. Interestingly I just checked the WIldwinds examples for RIC 125 and the attribution is incorrect there too.
Your coin is Laodicea and not Rome.
I think both images show string evidence that these are cast.... derived from authentic coins.
I take it that those are the two sides of a single coin.... The upper image is the obverse from a denarius of the emperor Caracalla. The lower...
A nice looking example.
Virtus is female (along with Roma) and is depicted exposing the right breast with lowered drapery. The figure here is fully covered and is either...
The wreath is smaller and the arcs on either side are the back of the chair.
I am waiting to see. I believe that both are Mars
Die links can be useful when linking issues between husband and wife too. [IMG] [IMG]
I can link the reverses from the 9 above to other obverse in my collection too.... BONI EVENTVC - to this rare AVG . CO obverse die [IMG] The...
I was wrong. I can do better. I own 9 reverse dies combined with a single obverse die (I have double die matches making an additional 2 coins)....
I think that the most reverse dies I own tied to a single obverse die is 5. I know of at least two more reverse dies tied with this obverse owned...
A lovely, typical, scowling portrait.
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