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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 8299076, member: 84744"]Nice pile-on thread, [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]! I love that Irenopolis coin, and of course your JD Venus denarius is super sweet. I wish I had one of those cool Laodicea tets that others have shown.</p><p><br /></p><p>I keep buying Sep Sevs despite not being a specialist. I blame [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] and [USER=31620]@maridvnvm[/USER]. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Here are a few of my favourite Septies:</p><p><br /></p><p>Extremely rare early (first?) issue from "Emesa":</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468027[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>VICTOR IVST ("Emesa"), a type borrowed from Niger. Quickly changed to VICTOR SEVER because it was Niger who was known as IVST!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468015[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A Perinthos Dionysos:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468018[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Priapos at attention in Nicopolis:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468020[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My silliest portrait (from Petra). People complain about Gallienus's neck beard, but check out these lip sproingies:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468024[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This next wacky thing (a denarius in good metal) must be an imitation, given the messed-up legends (PONΛE ISPLTI??), but wow, impressive style!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468014[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And some Domnas:</p><p><br /></p><p>Alexandria:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468021[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>An As from my middle bronze collection:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468022[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And my favourite Domna provincial, from Thessalonika:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468023[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 8299076, member: 84744"]Nice pile-on thread, [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]! I love that Irenopolis coin, and of course your JD Venus denarius is super sweet. I wish I had one of those cool Laodicea tets that others have shown. I keep buying Sep Sevs despite not being a specialist. I blame [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] and [USER=31620]@maridvnvm[/USER]. :p Here are a few of my favourite Septies: Extremely rare early (first?) issue from "Emesa": [ATTACH=full]1468027[/ATTACH] VICTOR IVST ("Emesa"), a type borrowed from Niger. Quickly changed to VICTOR SEVER because it was Niger who was known as IVST! [ATTACH=full]1468015[/ATTACH] A Perinthos Dionysos: [ATTACH=full]1468018[/ATTACH] Priapos at attention in Nicopolis: [ATTACH=full]1468020[/ATTACH] My silliest portrait (from Petra). People complain about Gallienus's neck beard, but check out these lip sproingies: [ATTACH=full]1468024[/ATTACH] This next wacky thing (a denarius in good metal) must be an imitation, given the messed-up legends (PONΛE ISPLTI??), but wow, impressive style! [ATTACH=full]1468014[/ATTACH] And some Domnas: Alexandria: [ATTACH=full]1468021[/ATTACH] An As from my middle bronze collection: [ATTACH=full]1468022[/ATTACH] And my favourite Domna provincial, from Thessalonika: [ATTACH=full]1468023[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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