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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3651599, member: 19463&quot;]My collection is the exact opposite of Finn&#039;s.&nbsp; Below are Septimius Severus denarii from Rome mint in 193 AD.&nbsp; All are quite different in my view so they are not duplicates.</p><p>Virtus reverse:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]981021[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]981022[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]981023[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]981024[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Victory reverse:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]981025[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]981026[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]981027[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>All of these were struck within a few months of eack other while Septimius was out of town dealing with Pescennius Niger in the East.&nbsp; In the years that follow, the mint standardized the portrait a bit more.&nbsp; These are from the earliest part of 194 AD (IMP II period).&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]981028[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]981029[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Did Septimius change during this period or did the mint get a better idea of his appearance?&nbsp; Often the earliest coins of a ruler show a bit of &#039;development&#039; before settling down on the look deemed appropriate (correct or idealized?).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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