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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cucumbor, post: 4303521, member: 4298&quot;]Excellent and educationnal thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Political/military events :</p><p><br /></p><p>1 - A dupondius of Germanicus celebrating his victory over germans, thus bringing back to Rome the standards lost by Varus at the Teutoburg battle (the worst ashaming defeat ever in Rome history, I guess)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0041-510.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> Germanicus, Dupondius - </b> Posthumous issue of Caligula, in honour of his father (died AD 19)</p><p>Rome mint, AD 37-41</p><p>GERMANICVS CAESAR, Germanicus in triumphal quadriga right</p><p>SIGNIS RECEPT DEVICTIS GERM, Germanicus standing left, rising right arm, holding legionnary eagle</p><p>17.79 gr</p><p>Ref : RCV #1820, Cohen #7</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2 - A septimius Severus denarius celebrating his victory over the britts, AD 210, not long before he died in York a year after</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/normal_0180-210np_noir.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> Septimius Severus, Denarius - </b>Rome mint AD 210</p><p>SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate head of Sevrus right</p><p>VICTORIAE BRIT, Victory facing, holding palm and attaching shield to palm tree</p><p>2.72 gr</p><p>Ref : RCV #6384, Cohen #729</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>People/gossip :</p><p><br /></p><p>Two coins minted on the occasion of Caracalla&#039;s wedding to Plautilla, 202 AD, one for each of the bride and bridegroom (I have a wedding crown for Charles and Diana too, but won&#039;t dare posting it here <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0190-205.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> Caracalla, Denarius </b> - Rome mint, AD 202</p><p>ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, Laureate and draped bust of Caracalla right</p><p>CONCORDIA FELIX, Caracalla and Plautilla face to face, shaking hands</p><p>3.34 gr</p><p>Ref : RCV # 6794 (160), RSC # 23, RIC # 124a</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11724/0191-bB4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b> Plautilla, Denarius - </b>Rome mint, AD 202</p><p>PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right</p><p>CONCORDIA FELIX, Caracalla and Plautilla face to face, shaking hands</p><p>3.38 gr</p><p>Ref : RCV #7066 var, RSC # 12, RIC # 365b, BMC # 419, Hill # 584</p><p><br /></p><p>Q[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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