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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3122321, member: 14873&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Thank you very much for your excellent post, [USER=82194]@dadams[/USER]! I missed that CNG offering, but the $30,000 hammer price was far too rich for my blood anyway!! - (maybe that price was a mistake - I would have gone for $3000).</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">I was not familiar with that Goddess Britannia reference either, but what an extensive reference it is - thank you for posting it also! It will take some digesting, but I will enjoy doing it. I noted the Victory over Britain reverses on those denarii issues of Septimius Severus, Caracalla and Geta plus the use of BRIT in the obverse inscriptions - and also by Commodus on several of his denarius issues. Here are some exemplars:</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000severan01o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000severan01r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC Vol. IV, SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, Denarius, No. 335</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse: Septimius Severus,, Laureate head facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription clockwise from bottom: <b>SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse: Victory seated left writing on shield</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>VICTORIAE BRIT</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000severan02o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000severan02r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC Vol. IV, CARACALLA, Denarius, No. 231a</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse: Caracalla, Laureate head facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription clockwise from bottom: <b>ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse: winged Victory advancing right holding trophy</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>VICTORIAE BRIT</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000severan03o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000severan03r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC Vol. IV, GETA, Denarius, No. 91</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse: Geta, Laureate head facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription clockwise from bottom: <b>P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse: Victory standing left holding wreath and palm branch</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>VICTORIAE BRIT</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><img src="http://jp29.org/000comdenos.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000comdenrs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><b>RIC II, COMMODUS, Denarius, No. 146</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Obverse: Commodus, Laureate head facing right</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription clockwise from bottom: <b>M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT</b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Reverse: Pietas standing left, holding a box and dropping incense from a patera onto an altar</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">Inscription: <b>AVCT PIET PM TRP XII IMP VIII COS V PP</b></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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