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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 8072709, member: 80783&quot;]Here is my interpretation of the Arch of Septimius Severus in 1 : 75 scale, including the long gone Quadriga carrying Severus and his sons Caracalla and Geta.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1400662[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1400663[/ATTACH] </p><p>I still need to print out the famous dedicatory inscription:</p><p><br /></p><p>MP · CAES · LVCIO · SEPTIMIO · M · FIL · SEVERO · PIO · PERTINACI · AVG · PATRI PATRIAE PARTHICO · ARABICO · ET PARTHICO · ADIABENICO · PONTIFIC · MAXIMO · TRIBUNIC · POTEST · XI · IMP · XI · COS · III · PROCOS · ET IMP · CAES · M · AVRELIO · L · FIL · ANTONINO · AVG · PIO · FELICI · TRIBUNIC · POTEST · VI · COS · PROCOS · (P · P · OPTIMIS · FORTISSIMISQVE · PRINCIPIBUS) OB · REM · PVBLICAM · RESTITVTAM · IMPERIVMQVE · POPVLI · ROMANI · PROPAGATVM · INSIGNIBVS · VIRTVTIBVS · EORVM · DOMI · FORISQVE · S · P · Q · R</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1400659[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And here is a coin to justify this post <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1400667[/ATTACH]</p><p>L SEPT SEV PE-RT AVG IMP VIII – Laureate and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus right, seen 3/4 from behind</p><p>ADVENTVI AVG FELICISSIMO S C - Septimius Severus, in military attire, on horse prancing right, raising right hand in salute; in front a helmeted soldier advancing right, looking left, leading the emperor´s horse by holding it´s bridle in right hand and vexillum in left hand</p><p>Sestertius, Rome 196 aD.</p><p>30 mm / 19,06 gr</p><p>RIC 719c (R2); BMCRE 596; Cohen 8 var. (draped and cuirassed, 25 F), CSS 227; Sear 6403, Banti 4 (26 specimens)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Have a nice week everybody![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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