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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benhur767, post: 3337685, member: 36818&quot;]I bought this rare coin, which was misdescribed in an auction with the tribunician number as XIII (26 in Reka Devnia) instead of the correct XIIII (2 in Reka Devnia). [ATTACH=full]884046[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Caracalla.</b> AR denarius, Rome, 211 CE; 20mm, 3.30g, 7h. BMCRE SG113, Hill 1162 (R3), RD (p. 117, Pl. IV, 60), RIC — (unlisted in RIC, but RSC erroneously identifies this coin as RIC 183 with XIII rather than the correct XIIII), RSC 493 (Cohen, 4 Fr.). Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT; head laureate r. Rx: PONTIF TR P XIIII COS III; Concordia seated l., holding patera and cornucopia. This coin type for Caracalla with XIIII in the reverse legend was neither in the Kelly nor Arnold collections EF.</p><p><br /></p><p>-------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one for Septimius Severus. Although technically not misattributed by the seller, based on the price and the listing, it seems that the seller didn&#039;t realize the rarity of this particular type with IMP X in the obverse legend.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]884048[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Septimius Severus. </b>AR denarius, Rome, 197–8 CE; 3.50g, 18mm. BMCRE W261–2, Hill 352 (R2 for IMP II –X), RIC 121, RSC 742. Obv: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X; head laureate r. Rx: VICT PA–RT–HIC–A–E; Victory walking l., holding wreath and trophy; at her feet, captive seated l., hands tied behind back. VF.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although rated common in RIC, this type for Severus seems nonetheless to be quite rare with IMP X in the obv. legend; none in Reka Devnia, but 3 specimens in The British Museum collection, all from different dies, and one of which has been determined to be a forgery; however, no other examples of this type for Septimius with IMP X are found on acsearch.info or wildwinds.</p><p><br /></p><p>-------------------------</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a coin of Helena, mother of Constantine I, from the mint at Antioch with SMANTB mintmark, but misidentified by the seller as from the Heraclea mint but with SMANTI mintmark [Antioch]. This type is very rare with the SMANTB mintmark (R5 in RIC), but more common with •SMANTB. The only difference is the • [dot]. One with the dot, one without!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]884050[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Helena (mother of Constantine I).</b> c. 250–330 CE (Augusta 306–30 CE). Æ3, Antioch mint, struck c. 327–8 CE; 20mm, 3.58g, 6h. C 12, cf. LRBC 1355 (SMANTA mintmark), RIC VII 80b (R5), Sear 16227. Obv: FL HELENA AVGVSTA; diademed and mantled bust r., wearing earrings and necklace. Rx: SECVRITAS – REIPVBLICE; Securitas standing l., lowering branch with r. hand, raising hem of robe with l. hand; SMANTB in exergue. Very rare with this mintmark, more common with • [dot] SMANTB; EF.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>ex E. E. Clain-Stefanelli Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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