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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3545586, member: 85693&quot;]Such fine examples of Severus&#039; coinage - there is something exceptional about his portraits so often.&nbsp; Looking at these made me think about my own small collection. </p><p><br /></p><p>Below is my very first ancient, purchased from a local dealer in 1987 - it is still one of my favorites (if only for sentimental reasons), although I still think it one of the better portraits in my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]942434[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Septimius Severus&nbsp; Denarius</b></p><p><b>(194-195 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint </b></p><p>L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP IIII, laureate head right / MARS PATER, Mars walking right, holding spear in right hand, trophy over left shoulder.</p><p>RIC 46; RSC 311; BMCRE 84.</p><p>(3.23 grams / 18 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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