Oh no! ANOTHER Septimius Severus

Another new addition related to this thread. From the same obverse die as the OP coin and the BONI EVENTVC comes this BONI EVENTVS.

Obv:– IMP CE L . SEP SE-V PERT AVG . CO, laureate head right
Rev:– BONI EVENTVS, Fides standing left holding basket of fruit and corn ears
Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194
Reference– BMCRE -. RIC IV -. RSC -
One other example known - ANS

 

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Where in the heck do you find all these Eastern minted coins? I mean, I look, but rarely find any.

BTW, nice coin.

 

angy


sad.

enjoyable thread though servophiles.



respek.

 

I spend hours scouring for them. This one would pass many by unless they recognise the obverse die. I paid twice what I would expect to pay for a normal COS II example so someone else spotted it too but I guess I was more determined.

 

The question arises just how much we should pay for an ordinary COS II coin compared to a Rome of equal condition and compared to a 'special' like the one here under discussion. I have paid 10x for certain specials but usually do not buy an ordinary COS II at any price unless I recognize it as in some way special to me if to no one else (for example the one I have with 6 different reverses would be special if #7 turns up but probably not to most people since it is not a particularly well done die and spells things normally). There was a time I bought any Eastern coin that came my way. No more.