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Message:: [QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 1680120, member: 31620"]One  of collecting themes is the eastern mint denarii of Septimius Severus. I  primarily concentrate on the earlier issues but sometimes wander into  the later issues though they are not my primary focus. Some years ago I  obtained a few coins from the "L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG P M IMP XI" issue  particularly with the "PAR AR AD ....." legends, which commemorate the  victory over the Parthians. Some years ago I became aware of the  existence of an odd variant of these coins with the unusual obverse  legend "L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG PIV IMP XI PAR P M" after Curtis Clay  illustrated an example of this rare type that he had obtained. These  became added to my very long "wish list" of coins to keep an eye open  for. I have managed to obtain three different examples from this  rare issue that I thought it worth sharing. All three coins share the  same obverse die which is different to the only other example from this  issue that I have seen. All three coins would appear to be rare with the only examples know to RIC or BMCRE being misread coins from the RD Hoard. Septimius Severus denariusObv:-- L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG PIV IMP XI PAR P M, laureate head rightRev:-- AR AD [T]R P VI COS II P P, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in leftEastern mint. A.D. 198Reference:-- BMCRE page 280 *, citing RD page 105. RIC 494a corr. <img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064nk_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Septimius Severus denariusObv:-- L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG PIV IMP XI PAR P M, laureate head rightRev:-- AR AD TR P VI / COS II P P, Two captives seated back to back at the foot of a trophyEastern mint. A.D. 198Reference:-- BMCRE page 280 Sword, citing RD page 105. RIC 494b corr. Slightly double struck on the reverse. <img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ox_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Obv:-- L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG PIV IMP XI PAR P M, laureate head rightRev:-- SALVTI AVGG, Salus seated left feeding snake coiled around altarEastern mint. A.D. 198Reference:-- BMCRE page 281 Note, citing RD page 102. RIC 497b corr. Holed and worn but with enough detail to determine the die match to the other two coins illustrated here. <img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ow_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Regards,Martin[/QUOTE]

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