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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2277467, member: 31620&quot;]My collection has more problem coins than non-problem coins in it but that is down to the nature of some of my collecting focus.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So how about two of my coins, each with their own problems....despite these evident problems I am still more than happy to give them a home.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Coins with a II COS ending to their <b>reverse</b> legend for Septimius Severus from Emesa are all rare (and I do not use that term lightly in this regard). In addition to this, there are only <b>three</b> known examples of coins from this mint with the <b>obverse</b> legend also ending in II COS, all from the same obverse die and all with II COS reverse types. I own two of these examples and Curtis Clay owns the third. My Spes coin below has a nasty cut mark through the end of the obverse legend but die comparison confirms the reading. My Fortuna coin has many, many evident problems too.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Septimius Severus denarius</b> </p><p>Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG II COS, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– BONAE SPEI II COS, Spes standing holding flower and lifting skirt</p><p>Minted in Emesa, 194 - 195 A.D.</p><p>References:– RIC -. RSC -. BMC -.</p><p>2.53g, 20.31mm, 0o</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>The only known example of this reverse legend and reverse type.</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ib_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Septimius Severus denarius&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </b></p><p>Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG II COS, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– FORTVNAE REDVCI II COS, Fortuna standing left holding rudder and cornucopia</p><p>Minted in Emesa, 194 - 195 A.D.</p><p>References:– RIC -. RSC -. BMC -.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>The second known example of this reverse legend and reverse type. The other from the same die pair illustrated below and in the collection of Curtis Clay.</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;<img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064qo_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The following image shows the other example of the Fortuna type. These are plaster casts of the Curtis Clay example of the coin and my Spes example.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]454653[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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