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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 7640709, member: 31620&quot;]Sometimes however there are coins that break the dating conventions.</p><p><br /></p><p>The following coin of Septimius Severus from Alexandria is one such coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:- TR P IIII IMP II COS, Mars standing right, resting on spear and shield</p><p>Minted in Alexandria, A.D. 194</p><p>References:- BMCRE -, RIC -, RSC -. cf. RIN (Rivista Italiana di Nvmismatica Vol. XCVI (1994/1995)</p><p><br /></p><p>2.59g. 18.71mm. 0o</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064is_img~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I have the following note from Curtis Clay on this coin....</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;This type was clearly struck in 194, when Septimius was TR P II and IMP III or IIII, so TR P IIII IMP II in the rev. legend is an error, the origin of which is obvious: the type is a rote copy of the identical type and legend on denarii of Lucius Verus of 164, Cohen 228-9. The titles apply to Lucius in 164, not Septimius in 194!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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