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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benhur767, post: 2967376, member: 36818&quot;]I was thumbing through the latest issue of the CSNS publication called <i>The Centinel</i>, and an illustration caught my eye. I knew right away, from its distinctive style, that is was an Eastern coin of Severus Alexander. But something about it looked so familiar I thought I&#039;d check to see... and sure enough it&#039;s mine!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s my image of the coin with a description, and below that is an image of the same coin (seller&#039;s photo) illustrating page 30 of <i>The Centinel</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]727406[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Severus Alexander.</b> AR denarius, Eastern mint, struck 222–8 CE; 19mm, 3.30g. BMCRE 1036, RIC 286, RSC 147. Obv: IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG; laureate and draped bust right. Rx: LIBERTAS AVG; Libertas standing half-left, holding pileus and long scepter; star in field left. Apparently rare type, although it should be merely scarce, Moushmov recorded fifteen specimens in Reka Devnia with star in reverse field. My research has produced only a few other examples: one posted to <a href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/severus_alexander/RIC_0286.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/severus_alexander/RIC_0286.jpg" rel="nofollow">Wildwinds.com</a> in August 2009, contributed by CGB; another on Wildwinds is a variant of the type without star; another variant with cuirassed bust which was sold in Peus 386, 26 April 2006, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=292150" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=292150" rel="nofollow">lot 822</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]727405[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A while back I was reading an article on NGC&#039;s website called <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5399/NGC-Ancients-Collecting-Severan-Dynasty/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5399/NGC-Ancients-Collecting-Severan-Dynasty/" rel="nofollow">&quot;Collecting the Severan Dynasty&quot;</a>, and recognized one of their illustrations as one of my Julia Paula coins. Again, here&#039;s my image of the coin with description. If you want to see it illustrating the article (image by CNG), please click the link above and scroll down a bit. As an aside, I think it&#039;s significant that none of the images NGC uses for this article show ancient coins in slabs.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]727409[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Julia Paula.</b> AR denarius, Rome mint, struck 219–20 CE. 20mm, 2.96g, 6h. BMCRE 172, RIC 211, RSC 6a. Obv: IVLIA PAVLA AVG; draped bust right. Rx: CONCORDIA; Concordia seated left, holding patera, star or comet in field left.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>From the Leo &amp; Paula Gorelkin Collection.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I should make a disclaimer and say that the published images weren&#039;t made by me, but were lifted from the sellers&#039; websites. The ones I posted to this thread <i>are</i> my own.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have any accidental &quot;plate&quot; coins, please share. I now have two, and both surprised the heck out of me. Accidental for the purposes of this thread means that you discovered your coin illustrating a book or article, in print or online, which was published <i>after</i> the coin came into your possession, and without your permission or knowledge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Alternatively, in honor of Severus Alexander and Libertas, please share your Severus Alexander coins, or any coins with depictions of Libertas![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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