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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benhur767, post: 3225449, member: 36818&quot;]I&#039;m excited to have just acquired my third legionary denarius of Septimius Severus. They are all quite rare. A three-coin collection four and a half years in the making. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d really like to add a XIV Gemina since this was Septimius&#039;s own legion, the one that proclaimed him emperor. XIV Gemina are the most common of his legionaries and they&#039;ve appeared on the market often enough over the last few years, but I just haven&#039;t seen one that I&#039;m pleased with yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here they are. I know that there are several enthusiasts of Septimius legionaries in this forum. [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] comes to mind!</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share anything that you think is relevant.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]840745[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Septimius Severus.</b> AR denarius, Rome, 193 CE; 18mm, 3.33g, 1h. BMCRE 8, Hill 22 (R3), RIC 5, RSC 260. Obv: IMP CAE L SEP S–EV PERT AVG; head laureate r. Rx: LEG II ADIVT; legionary eagle on low perch l., between 2 standards / TRP COS in exergue. Rare; 4 in Reka Devnia. VF.</p><p><br /></p><p>————————————————————————</p><p>[ATTACH=full]840746[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Septimius Severus.</b> AR denarius, Rome, 193 CE; 18mm, 2.82g. BMCRE W23 note, Hill 33 (R4), RIC 16, RSC 277. Obv: IMP CAE L SEP – SEV PERT AVG; head laureate r. Rx: LEG XXII PRI; legionary eagle on low perch l., between 2 standards / TRP COS in exergue. Rare; 0 in Reka Devnia. On reverse, graffito in lower field l. VF.</p><p><br /></p><p>————————————————————————</p><p>[ATTACH=full]840747[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Septimius Severus.</b> AR denarius, Rome, 193 CE; 17mm, 3.47g. BMCRE W25 pl. 5.15 (rev. die link), Hill 34 (R4), RIC 17, RSC 278. Obv: IMP CAE L SEP – SEV PERT AVG; head laureate r. Rx: LEG XXX • VLP; legionary eagle on low perch l., between two standards / [T]R P COS in exergue. Rare; 0 in Reka Devnia. VF.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev. die link with specimen in BMCRE, and another example in Auctiones 55, 19 March 2017 lot 204.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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