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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2786812, member: 19463&quot;]Happy anniversary!</p><p><br /></p><p>Years ago I declared this denarius of Septimius Severus to be &#039;My Favorite Coin&#039; and have written more than one page explaining that choice. I first published an article on it in 1966 but those having any interest in why the coin is special to me can read my page:</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f01.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f01.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f01.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure that this opinion is shared by absolutely no one else but that is of no importance; after 54 years, I still like the coin. Actually I&#039;m glad there is so little demand for this coin since in fifty years of collecting I have seen only a few specimens of this coin offered for sale. I bought this coin for $13.50 (a rather high price in 1963) from a dealer since deceased. In 1972 hard times forced me to sell my collection but I could not find a dealer who considered this coin worth even as much as I had paid. I kept this coin and two others that I alone considered special. How I wish I had never sold the others.&nbsp; Had I not kept those three coins I doubt I would have returned to the hobby when my financial situation had improved to the point I could buy coins again.</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fim01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Septimius Severus - Silver denarius - early 194 AD - &#039;Emesa&#039; mint</p><p>IMP CAE L SEP SE - V PEPT AVG COS I - Laureate head right</p><p>VICTOR IV-ST AVG - Victory walks left holding wreath and palm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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