While I have always wanted a #9, the star in this group to my eyes is #14 Domna. That coin also deserves a better photo.
I see something special about each one. The Maximinus II campgate may not have doors but what is that cross hatched grating descending from the...
While an IV was shown, we should mention that the dots for officinae were replaced with Roman numerals when the count got too high. Below is VI....
The maridvnvm collection of this sub-sub-sub specialty is certainly magnificent. I collect the first level specialty (Eastern Severan) but do not...
This post makes a really good point. The coins shown strike me as a good overview of what you can get in this price bracket. It does become...
Those interested in the type might also want to seek out any of several Provincials using the reverse. This one is from Marcianopolis and...
I'm not sure what it is about this one that attracts a non-denarius collector but it is a nice coin to me (very much a denarius collector)....
Seven stars, crescent and one centration dot Septimius Severus, 'Emesa' mint SAECVL FELICIT [ATTACH] Equal time for Julia Domna but this reverse...
That was my question. It seems to me what is rare is a dupondius of Septimius that is not the types shown above. Many asses of the reign seem to...
Overall, are dupondii of Septimius rare or is it just that most of his dupondii are of a small number of common types? I have three of which two...
Selecting a coin as a pocket piece is hard for some of us. I would suggest one with poor and encrusted surfaces that carrying around might even...
The surfaces are poor with considerable flaking worst on the reverse just left of the figure. The coin below (different legends) has more wear...
Grading is very much a matter of opinion and really does not lend itself well to only five levels for strike and surface. No one cares about my...
This is a real possibility rather like every so often people report food items with the image of Christ. I am not saying there is not...
Obviously barbarous, the reverse of this Septimius Severus is particularly raggedy and splits the words in unusual places (PM TRP III COS II PP)....
Hippo here
#6 Magnentius is a type I wanted but never found.
I prefer to use the Carnyx description for this reverse. [ATTACH] There is also a Dacia Felix reverse with a standard. [ATTACH]
If this is an undertype of the sorts suggested, the ghost face does not seem near enough to the center. The original coin would have had to be...
Yes, but added beauty from a coin of high grade makes it more special than mine. Good surfaces mean a lot. [ATTACH]
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