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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 7781128, member: 31620&quot;]It should be noted that there are a few variations when it comes to the eastern Legionary denarii of Septimius Severus over those wonderful examples illustrated by [USER=86498]@Terence Cheesman[/USER] above.</p><p><br /></p><p>His COS II example is much nicer than mine</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1334887[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The same legion occurs on the AVG II C issue</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SE-V PERT AVG II C, laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– LEG X-IIII GE-M M V / TR P COS, Legionary eagle between two standards</p><p>Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194</p><p>Reference:– RIC -, BMCRE -. RSC -</p><p>Ex H J Berk.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.03g, 18.80mm, 0o</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1334886[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>There is another legion represented at this mint - LEG VIII</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG II CO, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:- LEG VIII AVO (sic) // CR (sic) P COS, Legionary eagle between two standards</p><p>Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194</p><p>References:– Cohen -. BMC -. RIC -. RSC -.</p><p><br /></p><p>Possibly the third specimen known. The other examples are Oxford ex Walker, JNG 1978/1979, pl. 9, 4 which are both from the same die pair.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1334889[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The Alexandrian example above is wonderful. The Alexandrian issue also comes with the odd typographic error of AVI in place of AVG.</p><p><br /></p><p>AVG examples</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1334890[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1334891[/ATTACH] </p><p>AVI example</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1334888[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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