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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3459661, member: 75937&quot;]Very desirable coin. It is indeed RIC 694. RIC 688b is the SESTERTIUS of this type. Don&#039;t forget the Roman numeral V at the end of the obverse inscription, &quot;L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP <b>V</b>&quot;; it is important for dating and attribution of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is quite scarce. The Bibliothèque nationale de France has a copy, Cohen 400, but it is not in the British Museum collection. It is not to be found at <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/" rel="nofollow">OCRE</a>, which collects images from many of the museum and academic collections of Europe and North America. Wildwinds does not have a copy (you might be so kind as to send a photo and information of your coin to them).</p><p><br /></p><p>As common as the silver issues of the Severan period are, the imperially-issued bronze coins issued during the reign of Severus himself are scarce. In contrast, bronze provincial issues of the era are extremely common and of much interest to the collector. Imperially-issued bronze coins become more common under Caracalla and are quite plentiful under Severus Alexander.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the only two middle bronzes I have that were issued during Severus&#039;s lifetime, both of his wife:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]920028[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Domna, AD 193-217</p><p>Roman orichalcum dupondius; 10.61 gm, 24.2 mm</p><p>Rome, issue 6, AD 195</p><p>Obv: IVLIA DOMNA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust, right.</p><p>Rev: FECVNDITAS, Fecunditas enthroned right, nursing one child, second child stands before her.</p><p>Refs: RIC 844; BMCRE 494; Cohen 43; Hill 126; RCV 6639</p><p>Notes: Ex Ars Classica VIII, 1924, Bement Collection, lot 1184. Die-match to BMCRE-494, pl. 21.4.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]920027[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Domna, AD 193-217</p><p>Roman AE as or dupondius; 10.68 g, 27.5 mm</p><p>Rome, AD 198</p><p>Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA, bare-headed and draped bust, right</p><p>Rev: HILARITAS S C, Hilaritas standing left, holding long palm and cornucopiae</p><p>Refs: RIC 877; BMCRE 786; Cohen74; RCV 6641; Hill 315.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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