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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nicholasz219, post: 3002567, member: 75641&quot;]It&#039;s a pile o&#039; provincials of Septimius Severus!&nbsp; I&#039;ve taken to grouping these together so hopefully some folks will still read these posts lol.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I was able to find some pretty cool coins at what I felt were fair prices.&nbsp; I could be way off but considering how much these can sell for at auction, I do feel like I did okay.&nbsp; But then again, it would not be the first time that I am wrong about these.</p><p><br /></p><p>On a side note, the large issues, 26-27mm, from Markianopolis I have seen noted as &#039;tetrassarion&#039; or &#039;pentassarion&#039; but with no real consistency.&nbsp; I was wondering if anyone had any information about what they were called in ancient times.&nbsp; I know with some issues, even the later Roman bronzes of the empire, we aren&#039;t really sure of what they were called.&nbsp; The nomenclature change does throw me off and frankly irritates me.&nbsp; AE3, nummus, follis, maiorina, I really am confused as to which terms are the most appropriate.&nbsp; I am sure I am dipping my toes into a much larger debate than can fit in this thread, but still, help is welcome.</p><p><br /></p><p>On to some bronze!</p><p><br /></p><p>This first coin is the smallest and also was sold as unattributed.&nbsp; Once I was able to make out Pergamon on the reverse, I bought it for the cool Asklepios reverse.&nbsp; Once I bought it, I read up on the demigod Asklepios (who was possibly elevated to full godliness by Zeus to appease Apollo [Asklepios&#039; father] after Zeus had killed Asklepios for using his healing powers to raise the dead for money; forget it, it&#039;s too long to explain, read this: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepius</a>.&nbsp; The staff of Asklepios also has some interesting backstory.&nbsp; It is thought to be considered a medicinal tool because of the treatment for the Guinea worm disease, otherwise known as dracunculiasis, according to one theory.&nbsp; Read up on this fun stuff here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculiasis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculiasis" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculiasis</a>.&nbsp; Also, for the love of God, do not drink the water.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]743181[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus, AE17, ΠεΡΓΑ ΜΗΝΩΝΒ</b></p><p>AE17</p><p>Roman Provincial</p><p>Pergamon, Mysia</p><p>Septimius Severus</p><p>Augustus: 193 - 211AD</p><p>17.0mm 2.80gr 6h</p><p>O: AVP KAI CεΒΗΡΟC; Laureate head, right.</p><p>R: ΠεΡΓΑ ΜΗΝΩΝΒ; Asklepios, in himation, standing facing, head left, holding serpent entwined staff.</p><p>SNG France 2203; Voegtli FvP 33, 393; SNG BN 2195, var. (reverse legend); SNG Cop 496; BMC 310.</p><p>failla_numismatics_inc/Jason &amp; Bob Failla 332515533842</p><p>2/5/18 2/20/18</p><p><br /></p><p>I am also very interested in adding these large bronzes of Septimius to my collection.&nbsp; They are fun to hold and there is lots of room for crazy long legends.&nbsp; It is frustrating when the legends are partially obscured or damaged of course, but I like to drive myself bananas apparently.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]743182[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus, AE27, ΟVΛΠΑΙΝΩΝ ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ</b></p><p>AE27</p><p>Roman Provincial</p><p>Anchialus, Thrace</p><p>Septimius Severus</p><p>Augustus: 193 - 211AD</p><p>27.0mm 8.20gr 0h</p><p>O: AV K Λ CεΠΤ CεVΗΡΟC; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>R: ΟVΛΠΑΙΝΩΝ ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ; Septimius Severus, on horse, leaping right, holding spear.</p><p>AMNG I 476; Moushmov 2814; Varbanov 232.</p><p>treewalk123/John Tucker 132497115357</p><p>2/8/18 2/20/18</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, you can never have too many eagles of Markianopolis so why not add another? I did not have an AE27 with eagle left of Faustinianus.&nbsp; The seller thought this was an issue under Ulpian but after examination, it is clear to me that it is Faustinianus.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]743183[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus, AE27, VI φΑνCTINIANOY MAΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛITΩN</b></p><p>AE27 </p><p>Roman Provincial </p><p>Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior</p><p>Consular Legate: Julius Faustinianus</p><p>Septimius Severus</p><p>Augustus: 193 - 211AD</p><p>Issued: 207 - 210AD</p><p>27.0mm 10.8gr 2h</p><p>O: AY Λ CεΠΤΙ CεΥΗΡΟC Π; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right, seen from behind.</p><p>R: VI φΑνCTINIANOY MAΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛITΩN; Eagle standing facing on thunderbolt, head left, wreath in its beak.</p><p>AMNG I 576, var. (obverse legend); SNG Copenhagen 270; SNG Budapest 71; Varbanov 770, var. (obverse legend); BMC 8.</p><p>treewalk123/John Tucker 132497106103</p><p>2/9/18 2/20/18</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, here is the Septimius Severus collection as it stands today:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6295" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6295" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6295</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Share anything you would like of Pergamon, Markianopolis or of our old pal, SSev![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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