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<p>[QUOTE="curtislclay, post: 4942047, member: 89514"]VENERI VICTR bronze coins in my B.Litt. thesis (Oxford, 1972):</p><p><br /></p><p>Sestertii: 34 spec., 11 obv. and 13 rev. dies</p><p><br /></p><p>Ryro: new die comb., o400/r578</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug first: Cat. 1639, o399/r584, 1 spec.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug second: Cat. 1625, o395/r577, 3 spec.</p><p><br /></p><p>RomColl: new die comb., o398/r589</p><p><br /></p><p>Middle bronzes: 12 spec., from 3 obv. and 3 rev. dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doug third: Cat. 511, o138/r185, 4 spec.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn't bother quoting Hill, incidentally, since his works on the Antonine and Severan coinage are largely mere speculation, so much more often wrong than right. So he assigns Domna's VENERI VICTR type to 194. Actually 193, according to my research. According to Hill Domna was not declared Augusta until c. Spring 194; correct date c. June 193, immediately after Septimius' accession. VENERI VICTR was her first coin type at Rome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="curtislclay, post: 4942047, member: 89514"]VENERI VICTR bronze coins in my B.Litt. thesis (Oxford, 1972): Sestertii: 34 spec., 11 obv. and 13 rev. dies Ryro: new die comb., o400/r578 Doug first: Cat. 1639, o399/r584, 1 spec. Doug second: Cat. 1625, o395/r577, 3 spec. RomColl: new die comb., o398/r589 Middle bronzes: 12 spec., from 3 obv. and 3 rev. dies. Doug third: Cat. 511, o138/r185, 4 spec. I wouldn't bother quoting Hill, incidentally, since his works on the Antonine and Severan coinage are largely mere speculation, so much more often wrong than right. So he assigns Domna's VENERI VICTR type to 194. Actually 193, according to my research. According to Hill Domna was not declared Augusta until c. Spring 194; correct date c. June 193, immediately after Septimius' accession. VENERI VICTR was her first coin type at Rome.[/QUOTE]
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