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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 3548642, member: 96898&quot;]There are many great coins of Septimius Severus in this thread, especially that wonderful denarius [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] posted – what a portrait! Here are two somewhat humbler examples which I nonetheless like. The first one shows what I consider an attractive Eastern style, and the second one is a nice product of the Rome mint with an interesting Hercules reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943013[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 194–195 AD, Emesa mint. Obv: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II; head of Septimius Severus, laureate, r. Rev: MONET AVG; Moneta, draped, standing l., holding scales in extended r. hand and cornucopiae in l. hand. 18mm, 3.32g. Ref: RIC IV Septimius Severus 411A.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943012[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Septimius Severus, Roman Empire, AR denarius, 196–197 AD, Rome mint. Obv: [L SEP S]EV PERT AVG IMP VI[II]; head of Septimius Severus, laureate, r. Rev: HERCV[LI DEF]ENS; Hercules standing r., leaning on club and holding bow, draped with lion skin. 16mm, 3.10g. Ref: RIC IV Septimius Severus 79.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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