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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2979147, member: 44316"]128 threads have been addressed since I began this one 9 days ago. I found another coin to add to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]732656[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b>. Emperor 193-211. Septimius Severus departs the East for Rome (which is the reverse of the usual direction for PROFECTIO types).</p><p>Denarius. 19 mm.</p><p>L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right</p><p>PROFECTIO AVGG FEL. emperor on rearing horse right, holding spear, cape flying</p><p>The title "IMP XI" dates this type to 198 or later. XI was his last such acclamation. The title "PART MAX" shows he was done with the Parthian war. Since the type means he was going somewhere, we infer he was going back to Rome.</p><p>RIC 138 "Scarce, 198-200" . Hill 419 "R2, 200".</p><p>Foss 43, event of 200. Sear II 6352 "200". </p><p><br /></p><p>I integrated it into my site on PROFECTIO types.</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/PROFECTIO/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/PROFECTIO/" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/PROFECTIO/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2979147, member: 44316"]128 threads have been addressed since I began this one 9 days ago. I found another coin to add to it. [ATTACH=full]732656[/ATTACH] [B]Septimius Severus[/B]. Emperor 193-211. Septimius Severus departs the East for Rome (which is the reverse of the usual direction for PROFECTIO types). Denarius. 19 mm. L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right PROFECTIO AVGG FEL. emperor on rearing horse right, holding spear, cape flying The title "IMP XI" dates this type to 198 or later. XI was his last such acclamation. The title "PART MAX" shows he was done with the Parthian war. Since the type means he was going somewhere, we infer he was going back to Rome. RIC 138 "Scarce, 198-200" . Hill 419 "R2, 200". Foss 43, event of 200. Sear II 6352 "200". I integrated it into my site on PROFECTIO types. [url]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/PROFECTIO/[/url][/QUOTE]
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