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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 1786946, member: 31620&quot;]I avidly collect the early denarii of Septimius Severus from the eastern IMP issues currently attributed to Laodicea ad Mare. The following is an insight into the obsessive nature of some of my collecting. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some weeks ago I obtained this first coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- L SEPT SEV P[ERT AVG IMP VIII], Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:- FORTA REDVC, Fortuna (Hilaritas) standing left, holding long palm in right hand, cornucopiae in left</p><p>Minted in Laodicea ad Mare, A.D. 196 - 197</p><p>References:- RIC -, RSC -, BMCRE - </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_064nx_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Despite the lack of a complete obverse legend I was able to comfortably attribute this to the IMP VIII issue based on style alone.</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of weeks ago the following coin became available and I simply had to buy it as it is an obverse die match to my first coin. I has a complete obverse legend but this legend still raises some questions. This new coin suffers from a lack of a complete reverse legend but the FORTA is clear leaving me comfortable attributing the reverse to FORTA REDVC.</p><p><br /></p><p>The quesion raised by the obverse legend on this second coin is one that has been plaguing this issue for some years. RIC and BMCRE have alocated some coins to an IMP VII issue. Current thinking by collectors of this issue is that the IMP VII isse does not exist and that allcoins attributed to IMP VII are mis-readings of IMP VIII due to a variety of factors such as blegend breaks of VI-II and VII-I and also unclear legends such as this coin where the engraver has cluttered the Is together.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:- FORT-A REDVC, Fortuna (Hilaritas) standing left, holding long palm in right hand, cornucopiae in left</p><p>Minted in Laodicea ad Mare, A.D. 196 - 197</p><p>References:- RIC -, RSC -, BMCRE - </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_064pq_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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