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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Daniel_R6, post: 2923020, member: 91145&quot;]I’d like to share a coin I received a few weeks ago:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]708073[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.10g</p><p>Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG; Laureate, bust to right</p><p>Rev: P M TR P XVIII COS III P P; Salus seated left, feeding a snake held in her arms.</p><p>Mint: Rome, 210 AD</p><p>References: RIC 236</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s a common type, with a flan crack and smoothing on both sides, but well-centred, with both toning and a portrait that hold eye-appeal for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Near the end of his reign, Septimius travelled to Britain with the intention of conquering Caledonia. It was here, late in 210, that he fell fatally ill. He died in early 211, in York, England. Salus was a minor goddess of safety and well-being for both individuals and the state, and her presence on this coin may have been indicative of his failing health.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your coins of Septimius, Salus, or anything you feel is relevant.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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