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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2304933, member: 31620&quot;]I just thought I would share my last coin purchase of 2015 and some additional context behind the purchase. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it&#039;s yet another eastern denarius of Septimius Severus but coming from the rare sub-issue engine AVG II CO.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus denarius </b></p><p>Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG II CO, laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– INVICTO IMP TROPAEA, Trophy with captured arms below</p><p>Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194</p><p>Reference:– BMCRE -. RIC -. RSC -. </p><p><br /></p><p>One other example known in Paris </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ry_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>And to put in context here are the other coins that I have from the same obverse die....</p><p><br /></p><p>BONAE SPEI (2 examples same die pair)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ez_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064oz_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>BONI EVENTVC (sic) (2 examples same die pair)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064pr_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064jt_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>LEG VIII AVO (sic) ?CR P COS</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064on_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>MINER VICT</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064jq_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>MONETAE AVG (2 different reverse dies)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064fo_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ky_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>VICTOR IVST AVG</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064eo_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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