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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 8315255, member: 128351&quot;]The denarius of C. Valerius Flaccus is considered minted in Marseilles by C. Valerius Flaccus in 83 BC, when he was propraetor of Gallia Narbonensis. The legend is &quot;<i>Ex SC C. Valerius Flaccus imperator</i>&quot;, but we do not know what the Senatusconsultum was about : the imperium of Valerius Flaccus or, more probably, the right given to him to mint denarii to pay his troops. No specific legion is mentioned, only military standards: a legionary eagle between a standard of Hastati (H) and a standard of Principes (P). Hastati and Principes are sub-units of the pre-Marius legions. </p><p><br /></p><p>The other two (Trajan and Philip the Arab) are ordinary coins with military standards. Trajan&#039;s as was minted in Rome by the senate (see SC). The antoninianus of Philip is also an ordinary coin. On both the standards symbolize the Roman army as a whole, for Philip the corresponding legend is <i>Fides exercitus</i> : fidelity of the army. </p><p><br /></p><p>Legionary issues do exist, but they are very rare. Very often they are issued by colonies or municipia settled by veterans of a particular legion. For ex. this one, minted in Italica (Santiponce near Seville in Spain) under Tiberius:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472251[/ATTACH] </p><p>The eagle with vexillum between two standards must be an allusion to the Roman veterans settled there by Caesar or Augustus</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>These ones were minted under Elagabalus or Severus Alexander in Rhesaina (Mesopotamia) where the Legio III Parthica was garrisoned : </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472247[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>Reverse : LEG(io) III / P(arthica) S(everiana).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472263[/ATTACH] </p><p>(on this one, which must be of Elagabalus or Severus Alexander, I do not understand what the A on the vexillum means)</p><p><br /></p><p>The are also provincial coins mentioning the two legions garrisoned there, like this one : </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472246[/ATTACH] </p><p>Philip the Arab, Viminacium in Dacia. </p><p>Obv. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS ... laur., dr. and cuir. bust right</p><p>Rev.: PROVINCIA DACIA, Allegory of Dacia seated left, holding vexilla of Legio V Macedonica (symbol: eagle holding wreath) and Legio XIII Gemina (symbol: lion).</p><p>exergue : AN II[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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