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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nicholasz219, post: 2894731, member: 75641&quot;]...or actually, my mailman on Halloween!</p><p><br /></p><p>I was able to add two new Severus coins this week.&nbsp; Both denarii.&nbsp; Not that I buy anything else of his unless I see a nice provincial that is cheap.&nbsp; I see the medallions and sestertii of his and I am always tempted but they are so much more expensive that I can not see really making much headway if one or the other became the focus of my collection.&nbsp; So, more denarii it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our first present to myself today is another example of a reverse type I already had: ANNONAE AVGG.&nbsp; Issued in 197 - 198AD, this coin was issued during Septimius&#039; co-rule with Caracalla.&nbsp; I added this example to my collection because not only is it a pretty solid example, it also is from IMP X.&nbsp; My existing ANNONAE AVGG example is from IMP XI.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]696147[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus, Denarius, ANNONAE AVGG</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Septimius Severus</p><p>Augustus: 193 - 211AD</p><p>Issued: 197 - 198AD</p><p>19.0mm 3.10gr 6h</p><p>O: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X; Laureate head, right.</p><p>R: ANNONAE AVGG; Annona standing left, foot on galley prow, holding corn ears and cornucopia.</p><p>Rome Mint</p><p>RIC IVa 107; RSC 37.</p><p>Aorta: 673: B3, O59, R21, T8, M4.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our second coin out of the Halloween grab bag today is a fine example from 205AD.&nbsp; This is my second example of PM TR P XIII COS III PP.&nbsp; My first is paired with Roma holding Victory.&nbsp; This coin pictures Jupiter holding a scepter and thunderbolt.&nbsp; This popped up as a price reduction from a want list of mine.&nbsp; A very happy email notification that was.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]696148[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus, Denarius, PM TR P XIII COS III PP</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Septimius Severus</p><p>Augustus: 193 - 211AD</p><p>Issued: 205AD</p><p>20.0mm 3.41gr</p><p>O: SEVERVS PIVS AVG; Laureate head, right.</p><p>R: PM TR P XIII COS III PP; Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter, eagle at his feet to left.</p><p>Rome Mint</p><p>RIC 196; RSC 469; Sear 6336; BMC 471.</p><p>Aorta: 798: B3, O81, R250, T100, M4.</p><p>Wayne G. Sayles WGS-1278</p><p>10/26/17 10/31/17</p><p><br /></p><p>As usual, here is the link to the entire Severus collection, so you can see my overall progress along with the recent additions.&nbsp; Comments and proofreading for attributions are always welcome from you fine folks!</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>As a thread starter, how about posting any coin couples?&nbsp; Same reverse legend, different design, co-rulers on coins, emperor/empress, etc.&nbsp; Also any Severans are great too![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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