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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 8203512, member: 96898&quot;]That is a truly nice eastern denarius of Severus Alexander! I like it very much. The Caracalla is fine, too, especially considering the reverse. There are only few Roman rulers to whom such a title is less fitting...</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is Septimius Severus from Rome and two eastern mints:</p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1437914[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 202–210 AD, Rome mint. Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG; head of Septimius Severus, laureate, r. Rev: VOTA SVSCEPTA XX; Septimius Severus, veiled, togate, standing l., sacrificing out of patera in r. hand over altar. 20mm, 3.76g. Ref: RIC IV Septimius Severus 308.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1437909[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 194–195 AD, Emesa (?) mint. Obv: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II; head of Septimius Severus, laureate, r. Rev: MONET AVG; Moneta, draped, standing l., holding scales in extended r. hand and cornucopiae in l. hand. 18mm, 3.32g. Ref: RIC IV Septimius Severus 411A.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1437910[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, denarius, 198–202 AD, Antioch mint (previously attributed to Laodicea ad mare). Obv: L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, head of Septimius Severus, laureate, r. Rev: MARTI [VICTO]RI; Mars, helmeted, in military attire, standing r., resting r. hand on shield and holding reversed spear in l. hand. 19mm, 3.01g. Ref: RIC IV.1 Septimius Severus 508.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3"><font size="4">And here is poor Geta:</font></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1437915[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Geta, Roman Empire, denarius, 200–202 AD, Rome mint. Obv: P SEPT GETA CAES PONT; bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, r. Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENTUTIS; Geta, holding baton and sceptre, standing l. next to trophy r. 18mm, 3.40g. Ref: RIC IV Geta 18.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1437916[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Geta, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 198–200 AD, “Laodicea” mint (Antioch?). Obv: L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES; bust of Geta, bare-headed, draped, r. Rev: SPEI PERPETVAE; Spes, draped, advancing l., holding flower in r. hand and raising skirt with l. hand. 20mm, 3.19g. RIC IV Geta 96. Ex Pecunem 10, lot 576.</font></p><p><font size="3"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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