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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8296507, member: 85693&quot;]My 2022 Septimius Severus finds are two, so far, as follows:</p><p><br /></p><p>Nikopolis - I hope [USER=103829]@Jochen1[/USER] will look this one over (hint hint <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />): </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1467141[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Septimius Severus&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ 15</b></p><p><b>(c. 193-211 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Moesia Inferior,</b></p><p><b>Nicopolis ad Istrum</b></p><p>AY KA(I weakly struck?) CEVHPOC, laureate head right / NIKOΠOΛIT ΠΡOC ICTΡΩ•, star and crescent.</p><p>SNG Cop. 269 var. (legends); BMC Thrace 17 var. (rev. leg.).</p><p>(3.05 grams / 15 mm)</p><p>eBay Feb. 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lot @ $7.75</p><p><b>Attribution Notes: </b> Varbanov lists 17 crescent/star types; note gap in reverse legend; most do not have this. </p><p>CNG Web Shop 19445 is a rev. die match, but has &quot;I&quot; in obverse legend; not visible on mine. CNG&#039;s attribution: SNG Cop. 269 var. (legends); BMC Thrace 17 var. (rev. leg.).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a fairly worn sestertius, but I always feel lucky whenever I can afford any SS Imperial AE, no matter how worn: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1467142[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Septimius Severus Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(c. 195-196 A.D.)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>L SEPT SEV PERT AV[G IMP V or VII], laureate head right / [see note for possible reverse legends], SC in ex., S. Severus standing left, holding Victory on globe and spear, being crowned by Roma (or Virtus), holding parazonium</p><p>(24.77 grams / 30 mm)</p><p>eBay Feb. 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Attribution:&nbsp; </b>Parts of obverse and reverse legends missing; so it could be either one of these:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>RIC 693: (195 A.D.): </b></p><p><b>Obv.: </b> L SEPT SEV...IMP <b>V</b></p><p><b>Rev.:</b>&nbsp; VIRTVTI AVG</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>RIC 702a (195-196 A. D.):</b></p><p><b>Obv.:</b>&nbsp; L SEPT SEV...IMP <b>VII</b></p><p><b>Rev.:</b>&nbsp; DIVI M PII F P M TR P III COS II P P[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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