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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 8284557, member: 57495&quot;]That&#039;s a supercool find, ff.&nbsp; I can understand the temptation to want to sell this for a profit considering you bought it for next to nothing.&nbsp;&nbsp; While it&#039;s true as others have stated that very rare provincials are are a dime a dozen and also true that not all will fetch high prices at auction, the sale records you&#039;ve dug up for your coin type suggest that it&#039;s a desirable enough type that even examples in slightly lower grade might still fetch a nice price.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a one of a kind Severan provincial... or at least it was the last time I checked. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1463509[/ATTACH]<b>SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS</b></p><p>AE29. 11.18g, 28.8mm. BITHYNIA, Prusias ad Hypium, circa AD 197/8. RecGen -; BMC -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Cop -; ISEGRIM -. O: ΑΥΤ Κ Λ ΣΕΠΤΙ ΣΕΟΥΗΡΟΣ Π, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: ΕΙΣ ΕΩΝΑ ΤΟΥ-Σ Κ-ΥΡ-ΙΟΣ / ΠΡΟΥΣΙΕΩΝ, Septimius Severus, in military attire, standing front, head to left, holding scepter in his left hand and clasping his right hand with Caracalla, on the left, standing right in miltary attire and holding scepter in his left; on the right, Geta, togate, standing front, head to left, holding patera in his right hand and scroll (?) in his left. </p><p>Notes: Unpublished in the standard references and possibly unique.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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