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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 8295076, member: 91461&quot;][ATTACH=full]1466764[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The man who picked up the pieces after the year of the five emperors and no longer hid &quot;the wolf&quot; that the emperors had been holding by the ears and been hiding from the Roman People, the fact that the army is where all power resonates, was born on this date 1,877 years ago.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466774[/ATTACH]</p><p>Septimius Severus - Three Monetae Sestertius</p><p>194 AD</p><p>Rome mint. Obv: uncertain legend with laureate bust right. Rev: uncertain legend with three Monetae standing, each holding scales and cornucopia; SC in exergue. 19.89 grams. Fair. Scarce.</p><p>Literature Sear 6416.</p><p>Purchased from Timeline Auctions Feb 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>The heralded hero that was murdered by his own Praetorian Guard and opened the door:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466775[/ATTACH]</p><p>Pertinax</p><p>(193 AD). AR Denarius. Obv. Head right, laureate. Rev. Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae. RIC IV 5. AR. 2.43 g. 17.00 mm. RR. A rare type. Toned. A minor flan crack. Very slight test cut on the reverse. F. Purchased Artemide March 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>The fink 1%er that purchased the principate:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466765[/ATTACH]</p><p>Didius Julianus</p><p>193 BCE. Denarius (Silver, 17 mm, 1.92 g, 6 h), Rome. IMP CAES M DID IVLIAN AVG Laureate head of Didius Julianus to right. Rev. CONCORD MILIT Concordia standing front, head to left, holding aquila in her right hand and vexillum in her left. BMC 2. Cohen 2 corr. (omits DID on the obverse in error). RIC 1. Harshly cleaned and very rough, otherwise, fair. Purchased from Leu Feb 2022</p><p><br /></p><p>The Nemesis whoes name I&#039;ll never say in full:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466770[/ATTACH]</p><p>Pescennius Niger</p><p>(193-194). AR Denarius (16 mm, 2.17), Antioch, 194 AD.</p><p>Obv. IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVS AVG COS II, Laureate head of Pescennius Niger to right.</p><p>Rev. BONAE SPEI, Spes advancing left, holding up flower in her right hand and hem of her skirt with her left.</p><p>RIC 3d. fine. Purchased from Savoca Sept 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>The sucker:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466776[/ATTACH]</p><p>Clodius Albinus</p><p>as Caesar (AD 193-195). AR denarius Rome, AD 193-194/5. D CL SEPT AL-BIN CAES, bare head of Clodius Albinus right / ROMAE AE-TERNAE, Roma seated left, holding palladium and scepter, shield at her side. RIC 11a. BMCRE 43.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Beauty born to endure more pleasure and pain then few before or since:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466767[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Domna</p><p>(died 217 AD). AE Sestertius. Struck under Septimius Severus, 198-200. Obv. Draped bust right. Rev. Hilaritas standing left, holding palm frond and cornucopia. RIC IV (Sept. Sev.) 855. AE. 24.34 g. 31.00 mm. VF/About VF. Purchased from Artemide Kunstauktionen Feb 2022</p><p><br /></p><p>The Sadistic son who opened the door for Roman citizenship to all Italians:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466769[/ATTACH]</p><p>Caracalla</p><p>198-217. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.00 g, 12 h), Rome, 217. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM Laureate head of Caracalla to right. Rev. P M TR P XX COS IIII P P Jupiter standing front, head to left, holding thunderbolt in his right hand and long scepter in his left. BMC 180. Cohen 373. RIC 285a. Light deposits and with a minor edge crack, otherwise, good extremely fine. Purchased from Leu Feb 2022</p><p><br /></p><p>A few more Septys from the provinces:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466771[/ATTACH]</p><p>MOESIA INFERIOR. Nicopolis ad Istrum. Septimius Severus (193-211). Ae. Obv: AV KAI CE CEVHPOC.</p><p>Laureate head right.</p><p>Rev: NIKOΠOΛIT ΠPOC ICTP.</p><p>Ithyphallic Priapus standing left, revealing himself. Varbanov 2327-8. Good fine. 2.35 g.18 mm. Purchased from Numismatik Naumann Dr. F Jarman collection: Mints of Romthe Roman Empire. March 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>Tell me that&#039;s not the old top himself as Herakles<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1466766[/ATTACH]</p><p>Julia Domna, Augusta</p><p>CILICIA. Irenopolis-Neronias., (193-217 AD)</p><p>AE Bronze, (19.7 mm, 4.84 g,) year ΔMP (144) = 194-195.</p><p>Obv: IOYΛIA ΔOMNA CEB Draped bust of Julia Domna to right.</p><p>Rev: IPЄNOΠΟΛITΩN ETO ΔMP Veiled and bearded head of Herakles to right. Karbach 55. SNG France 2265. SNG Levante 1612. very fine. Purchased from Lydia Numismatics July 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]fregObNcHC8[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>You know the routine, post any and all the coins you have relating to, as he would&#039;ve pronounced it, Sheptimius Sheverus, one of the very BEST and very WORST of Romes emperors<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie33" alt=":cigar:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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