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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3697770, member: 85693&quot;]I am bringing up this thread because I just spent a couple of hours staring at Fortuna, her wheel, and Septimius Severus sestertius variants.&nbsp; This post was interesting and helpful, although I am still unsure about the coin I got this week in the mail. </p><p><br /></p><p>From what I can tell from OCRE and a few auctions I found was that 706 has the wheel, 709 does not (although on OCRE 706c is noted as only &quot;sometimes&quot; having the wheel).&nbsp; Both are VII. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the OCRE search I used, with all the variables I could discern on my worn coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=fulltext%3Acornucopiae+AND+fulltext%3Astanding+AND+fulltext%3APERT+AND+deity_facet%3A%22Fortuna%22+AND+denomination_facet%3A%22Sestertius%22+AND+material_facet%3A%22Bronze%22+AND+portrait_facet%3A%22Septimius+Severus%22+AND+fulltext%3Abust" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=fulltext%3Acornucopiae+AND+fulltext%3Astanding+AND+fulltext%3APERT+AND+deity_facet%3A%22Fortuna%22+AND+denomination_facet%3A%22Sestertius%22+AND+material_facet%3A%22Bronze%22+AND+portrait_facet%3A%22Septimius+Severus%22+AND+fulltext%3Abust" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=fulltext:cornucopiae+AND+fulltext:standing+AND+fulltext:PERT+AND+deity_facet:&quot;Fortuna&quot;+AND+denomination_facet:&quot;Sestertius&quot;+AND+material_facet:&quot;Bronze&quot;+AND+portrait_facet:&quot;Septimius+Severus&quot;+AND+fulltext:bust</a></p><p><br /></p><p>For my pitiful specimen, I attributed it as RIC 709d because mine is draped (and, I assume cuirassed, but it is hard to tell), and there is no wheel (that I can see!):&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]991010[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(195-196 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>[L SEPT] SEV PERT [AVG IMP VII], laureate, draped, cuirassed,</p><p>bust right / [P M TR P IIII] COS II [P P] S C: Fortuna standing l. holding rudder set on globe in r. hand &amp; cornucopiae in left hand</p><p>RIC 709d</p><p>(16.96 grams / 27 mm) </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution Note:</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mine is so worn, I had to determine if it was Fortuna or Annona - since the &quot;S&quot; of SC is inside the object held by woman, it is therefore not Annona. </p><p><br /></p><p>Fortuna standing with rudder, <i>without</i> wheel at feet:</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 709c:&nbsp; laureate, cuirassed </p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 709d:&nbsp; laureate, draped, and cuirassed</p><p><br /></p><p>Any corrections or clarifications welcome![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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