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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3280530, member: 31620&quot;]Well my last coin purchase of the year has turned out to be one that I would not normally do. I didn&#039;t check my records befor buying this latest coin and bought it because I chase after the eastern IMP II series of Septimius Severus, which are generally quite scarce and didn&#039;t think that I had an example from these dies. I was wrong. I don&#039;t even have the excuse that it is an upgrade as an excuse for my purchase as my new example isn&#039;t as nice as my previous one.</p><p><br /></p><p>All this has highlighted to me that I need to take more care and judgement with my purchases.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus denarius </b></p><p>Obv:– L SEPT SEV P-ERET AVG IMP II, laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– VICTO-R AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm</p><p>Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 196</p><p>Reference:– BMCRE cf 436 which is PERET and IMP I-I with VICTO-R. RIC 461b (S).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064tx_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>my previous example</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064no_img~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I bought another coin from the same dealer at the same time, mainly because it was too cheap to leave there.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Domna denarius </b></p><p>Obv:– IVLIA DOMNA AVG, Draped bust right</p><p>Rev:– LIBERAL AVG, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus in right hand, cornucopiae in left</p><p>Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194-195</p><p>References:– BMCRE pg. 102, RIC 627, RSC 103 </p><p><br /></p><p>Off centre strike on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_065ca_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I look forward to many more numismatic mistakes next year. Bring it on![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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