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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nicholasz219, post: 2982464, member: 75641&quot;]Old Provincial Pieces, that is.&nbsp; And not really, I&#039;m throwing in a denarius too because I don&#039;t want to a) create another thread and bore everyone to death and b) ruin my pun.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bought some interesting coins recently for a reasonable price.&nbsp; I am starting to have a better understanding of Septimius Severus&#039; provincial pieces as well as the magistrates who were stationed there.&nbsp; Makes the whole area a lot more fun to deal with when I am not finding denarii to buy.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]733999[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The patina on this coin is a nice glossy black with a light tint of green that only comes out and makes the coin look ugly when I want to photograph it and share it with you.&nbsp; Grrr.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus, AE26, Pentassarion, VI φΑνCTINNIANOY MΛΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛITΩ</b>AE Pentassarion</p><p>Roman Provincial</p><p>Markianopolis, Moesia Inferior</p><p>Magistrate: Julius Faustinianus</p><p>Septimius Severus</p><p>Augustus: 193 - 211AD</p><p>26.0mm 12.0gr 7h</p><p>O: AY Λ CεΠΤΙ CεΥΗΡΟC; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust, right. </p><p>R: VI φΑνCTINNIANOY MΛΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛITΩ; Homonia standing left, modes on head, holding patera in right hand, cornucopia in left hand.</p><p>Markianopolis Mint</p><p>Varbanov 776; AMNG I 571; Hristov &amp; Jekov 6.14.36.1-3.</p><p>Note: It appears that the first &#039;N&#039; in Faustinianus&#039; name was doubled accidentally on reverse. </p><p>erie-antiques 162841598062</p><p>1/23/18 1/30/18</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]734001[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This one also has a nice black patina but photographs better than its larger cousin.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus, AE23, ANTIOCH GEN COL CA</b></p><p>AE23</p><p>Roman Provincial</p><p>Antioch, Pisidia</p><p>Genio Colony I</p><p>Septimius Severus</p><p>Augustus: 193 - 211AD</p><p>23.0 x 21.5mm 5.70gr 6h</p><p>O: IMP CL SEP SEVERVS P; Laureate head, right.</p><p>R: ANTIOCH G-EN COL CA; Genius, modius on head, standing left, holding branch in right hand, cornucopiae in left hand.</p><p>Antioch Mint</p><p>SNG Cop 30; Krzyzanowska SEV 23.40.</p><p>erie-antiques 162841602654</p><p>1/22/18 1/30/18</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]734004[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus, Denarius, PM TRP XVI COS III PP</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Septimius Severus</p><p>Augustus: 193 - 211AD</p><p>Issued: 208AD</p><p>19.0mm 2.50gr 1h</p><p>O: SEVERVS PIVS AVG; Laureate head, right.</p><p>R: PM TRP XVI COS III PP; Jupiter standing right, aiming thunderbolt with right hand and holding scepter in left hand.</p><p>Rome Mint</p><p>RIC 216; RSC 501; BMC 560.</p><p>Aorta: 818: B3, O81, R257, T102, M4.</p><p>aurelius1962 222769707410</p><p>1/1/18 1/30/18</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins collectively marked my 50th entry (well, one of them did, anyway) into the Septimius Severus collection.&nbsp; Nothing earth-shattering, but still a nice milestone.</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>Post anything you recently bought that excited you![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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