i picked this up yesterday, posted it in another thread, and it was suggested that i post here for some possible clarification... rome mint or not?? wildwinds doesn't mention anything about the mint. septimius severus (193-211), denarius, ???? mint (195-196) obv: laureate head facing right, L SEPT SEV PERT IMP VII rev: mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy, P M TR P III COS II P P (RIC 67)
I think Rome, but I can never tell off the top of my head with these. I would recommend checking on this site: http://bpmurphy.ancients.info/severan/severanhome.htm
Definitely Rome. Emesa and Laodicea have distinctive styles that separate the types shared with Rome and Alexandria but this type is a Rome only product. Emesa and Laodicea 'Old Style' used distinctive types but Laodicea 'New Style' overlapped and copied Rome types starting with IMP VIII. This is all the old traditional line which I believe will someday be revised at least as far as where the mints were located. The places were guesses at best and the new answers are more likely to be more general like 'Syria'.
