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<p>[QUOTE="Spargrodan, post: 5380062, member: 109905"]After a year of hunting Flavians I feel that many come at a bit too high a price for me if I want that sweet condition so I’ve been re-thinking how to move forward with my collection and decided to change the theme to “appeal”. I've realized that I run into very nice Severans all the time fitting my budget. As I like to specialize, maybe I should dive into collecting Severans solely; Septimius, Julia Domna, Caracalla, Fulvia Plautilla and Geta?</p><p>But there are so many coins in other areas that would be nice to have too gahhh. I guess time will tell, for now “appeal” is the only rule and I hope to make a little webpage like the awesome ones of AncientJoe and TIF mainly for my own sake to keep track and maybe do some fun write ups.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway first out is a denarius from Septimius Severus. Not much thought went into this one more than I found it really nice. I'm trying to be really picky so finding a good portrait and reverse are even more important now than before.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC IV Septimius Severus 167A (denarius)</p><p>Date: A.D. 200 - A.D. 201</p><p>Mint: Rome</p><p>Obverse: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right</p><p>Reverse: RESTITVTOR VRBIS: Septimius Severus, in military attire, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod and holding spear in left hand</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230324[/ATTACH]</p><p>[MEDIA=vimeo]497503620[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Second is a denarius from Caracalla. I found the depiction of Hercules with the Nemean lion really cool. The coin type is not that rare but finding a lionhead that actually looks like a head with the paws visible turned out to be pretty hard. I have been looking for quite some time until I ran over this little gem. A bit unfortunate that it has small cracks 12 and 6 o’clock but I think the portrait and lionhead makes up for that.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC IV Caracalla 206a</p><p>Date: A.D. 213</p><p>Mint: Rome</p><p>Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT: Head of Caracalla, laureate, right</p><p>Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P: Hercules, naked except for lion-skin draped over left arm, standing left, holding branch in right hand and club in left hand</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230368[/ATTACH]</p><p>[MEDIA=vimeo]497503309[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your Severans and Nemean lions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Spargrodan, post: 5380062, member: 109905"]After a year of hunting Flavians I feel that many come at a bit too high a price for me if I want that sweet condition so I’ve been re-thinking how to move forward with my collection and decided to change the theme to “appeal”. I've realized that I run into very nice Severans all the time fitting my budget. As I like to specialize, maybe I should dive into collecting Severans solely; Septimius, Julia Domna, Caracalla, Fulvia Plautilla and Geta? But there are so many coins in other areas that would be nice to have too gahhh. I guess time will tell, for now “appeal” is the only rule and I hope to make a little webpage like the awesome ones of AncientJoe and TIF mainly for my own sake to keep track and maybe do some fun write ups. Anyway first out is a denarius from Septimius Severus. Not much thought went into this one more than I found it really nice. I'm trying to be really picky so finding a good portrait and reverse are even more important now than before. RIC IV Septimius Severus 167A (denarius) Date: A.D. 200 - A.D. 201 Mint: Rome Obverse: SEVERVS AVG PART MAX: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right Reverse: RESTITVTOR VRBIS: Septimius Severus, in military attire, standing left, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over tripod and holding spear in left hand [ATTACH=full]1230324[/ATTACH] [MEDIA=vimeo]497503620[/MEDIA] Second is a denarius from Caracalla. I found the depiction of Hercules with the Nemean lion really cool. The coin type is not that rare but finding a lionhead that actually looks like a head with the paws visible turned out to be pretty hard. I have been looking for quite some time until I ran over this little gem. A bit unfortunate that it has small cracks 12 and 6 o’clock but I think the portrait and lionhead makes up for that. RIC IV Caracalla 206a Date: A.D. 213 Mint: Rome Obverse: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT: Head of Caracalla, laureate, right Reverse: P M TR P XVI COS IIII P P: Hercules, naked except for lion-skin draped over left arm, standing left, holding branch in right hand and club in left hand [ATTACH=full]1230368[/ATTACH] [MEDIA=vimeo]497503309[/MEDIA] Please post your Severans and Nemean lions.[/QUOTE]
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