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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 4390176, member: 31620&quot;]This is one of those coins that I have been waiting on for some weeks to make it&#039;s way to me for some weeks. Bought after the lockdown had set in it has taken about 3 and a half weeks to make it from the US to the UK. It was released to the Royal Mail on Friday and arrived this morning but took about 3 weeks to make it out of the USPS. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus denarius </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP CA L SE SEV PER AG COS II, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– BONA SPES, Spes standing holding flower and lifting skirt</p><p>Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194-195</p><p>Reference(s) – BMCRE -. RSC -. RIC -.</p><p>Ex Victor Clark ([USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER]) whoh shipped it very promptly. Thanks Victor.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.48g, 18.40mm, 0o</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ui_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>It joins a few of it&#039;s fellows in my speciality sub-collection of short legend dies of the eastern issues of Septimius Severus. This one adding to the number I have from this obverse die.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev:– FORT REDVC, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder &amp; cornucopia</p><p>2.40g, 18.83mm, 0o</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064el_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Rev:– FORT REDVC, Fortuna standing left, holding long scepter &amp; cornucopia</p><p>2 different reverse dies</p><p>1.95g, 18mm, 0o</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064tb_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>3.17g, 18.54mm, 0o</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064an_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Rev– LIBER AVG, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus in right hand, cornucopiae in left</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ls_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Rev:– MART-I V-ICTORI, Mars advancing right carrying spear and trophy.</p><p>3.16 gms. 0 degrees</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064st_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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