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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2596156, member: 76194&quot;]#9</p><p><br /></p><p>This is not a single coin, but rather a pair. I couldn&#039;t possibly decide between them:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]565808[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b> 193-211</p><p>AR Denarius 17mm. 3.55g. Laodicea mint. A.D 198-202</p><p>L SEPT SEEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head of Septimius Severus right</p><p>VICTORIAE A[V]GG FEL, Victory advancing left, holding open wreath over shield set on low base</p><p>RIC 516; RSC 719</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]565809[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Septimius Severus </b>Rome Mint (210 AD)</p><p>AR Denarius, 3.386g, max diameter 19.1mm</p><p>Obverse: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right</p><p>Reverse: PM TR P XVIII COS III PP, Neptune standing left, nude but for cloack over left shoulder and right arm, right foot on rock, right arm resting on knee, trident vertical behind left hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>References: RIC IV 234; RSC III 543; BMCRE V p. 360, 19; SRCV II 6346 (TRP XVII, 209AD)</p><p><br /></p><p>I adore both these coins. The top one is a classic Severan portrait, and it is the height of Severan denarii craftsmanship from the eastern mints. Shortly after this coin was made production was shifted back to Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second one is the most lifelike realistic portrait of Severus I&#039;ve ever seen on&nbsp; coin. The reverse is weak (a common problem for this issue) but the obverse is where the magic truly happens. You don&#039;t get more refined and life-like than that![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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