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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 5125941, member: 57495&quot;]Wow, congratulations!&nbsp; The provenance is, of course, an absolutely fantastic one, but I also think this is a fabulous coin.&nbsp; I saw it in the online catalogue and went back to admire it several times in the weeks running up to the auction.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not that I&#039;d be able to afford it, but looking was free. Nice seeing it here again. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>This one doesn&#039;t have as old a pedigree, but it&#039;s a pretty neat one.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1202831[/ATTACH]<b>SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS</b></p><p>AE As. 9.11g, 25.9mm. Rome mint, AD 210. RIC 804; Cohen 551-2. O: [SE]VER[VS] PIVS AVG, laureate head right. R: P M TR P XVIII COS III P P, Roma right holding palladium and spear; before her, a kneeling captive; SC in exergue.</p><p><i>Ex RJM Collection; ex Alex G. Malloy, Ancient Coins LIII (coin #235); ex William Turner Collection (circa 1812-1817)</i> </p><p>Notes: William Turner (1792-1867) was a British diplomat who served in various roles at the British Embassy in Constantinople in the early 19th century.&nbsp; He traveled extensively in the region, often acquiring antiquities and coins in the cities that he visited.&nbsp; In 1820, he published <i>Journal of a Tour in the Levant</i>, a chronicle of his travels.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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