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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 1645302, member: 31620&quot;]<b>Septimius Severus denarii from the &quot;Laodicea&quot; Mint </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Septimius Severus denarius - RIC -&nbsp; </p><p>Obv:– L SEPT SEV PE-RET AVG IMP - II, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– VICTOR AVG, <b>Victory walking right, holding wreath in left hand, trophy in right</b></p><p><b></b>Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare, A.D. 194</p><p>References:– RIC -. BMCRE -. RSC -.</p><p>Ex Barry Murphy Collection </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]237971.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII-I, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– ARAB ADIABENIC, <b>Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm (<u>palm missing due to engraver error</u>)</b></p><p>Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 196-197</p><p>Ref:– Cohen -, BMCRE -, RIC -.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The reverse refers to victory over Niger. To hide the fact that this was a civil war, it is phrased as victory over Arabs and Adiabenians, who aided Niger&#039;s cause.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>RIC IV 466 has the same reverse legend, listed as IMP VII but as Curtis Clay points out this legend is probably a mis-reading of IMP VIII probably cause by the last I being after the bust as on this example. RIC 466 however is Victory with wreath and trophy whereas this type is Victory with wreath and palm. RIC and BMCRE cite Cohen 52 (5 Francs) for this coin.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH]237972.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:- L SEPT SEVER PERT AVG IMP VIII, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:- VICTOR AVG, <b>Victoria standing right, left foot on globe?, holding shield with left hand, resting on knee, inscribing with right hand</b></p><p><b></b>Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare.</p><p>Reference:– RIC 486 var. BMCRE pg. 113 var. Cohen 704 var</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]237973.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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