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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 3458343, member: 99456&quot;]Rev is definitely a match and I am not sure but there seem to be some shared features on obverse too. The big T in Rev is one of many easy to see clues. V to C “correction” does explain better the spacing.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I haven’t been looking for die matches for long, I do find it surprising how common die matches are.&nbsp; I guess a reminder that a lot of coins come from each die.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am amazed by the level of misspelled, corrected, incorrect Latin and&nbsp; rushed legends there are from this mint(s) and this time period combined with&nbsp; obverse and reverse designs that to me are well executed.&nbsp; Too bad cell phones hadn’t been invented yet, it would be fun to see a video of mint operations in AD 194.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am also interested in points of view of the eastern mints and the early Severus years -&nbsp; I think latest evidence points to</p><p>- Emesa as pure conjecture unsupported by evidence</p><p>- likely that Antioch and Alexandria were taken over and minted coins for Septimius (supported by shared dies between Niger and Severus, and other evidence)</p><p><br /></p><p>Where do “formerly Emesa” coins come from - if we consider the most recent evidence?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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