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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3047333, member: 31620&quot;]I know that Doug has a few barbarous Legionary coins of Septimius Severus but I had yet to have the chance of getting one. This one seems very close in style (to my eyes at least) to a Virtus barb that Doug owns.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus barbarous imitation denarius </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- IMV (sic) CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:- LEG II ADIVT / TR P COS, Legionary eagle between two standards</p><p>Barbarous imitation of coins minted in Rome. A.D. 193</p><p>Reference:- cf RIC 5 </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin appears to be solid silver. There is a flan crack and looking into it under magnification the inner area appears to be silver. There are coppery spots but these appear to be sufrace adhesions. The style of the reverse is pretty good. There is a major issue on the surface on the reverse in the bottom sector below the eagle. I cannot explain this.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064tm_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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