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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2723865, member: 31620&quot;]I have been quiet about my obsession with the eastern issues of Septimius for a while. This is largely due to the lack of coins having been added to my collection in this area.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have managed to add one coin this month an thought that I would inflict it on you. It has some numismatic interest though I didn&#039;t actually <b>need</b> it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will always buy these Moneta seated types when I can find them as they are generally quite scrace.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is an example of a correction to a mis-read coin listed in RIC. This is an example of engraved dots being mis-read as Is. Doug has a super Moneta standing coin in the following thread that illustrates the dots in the reverse legends too.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/septimius-severus-emesa-monei-avg.271013/#post-2278993" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/septimius-severus-emesa-monei-avg.271013/#post-2278993">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/septimius-severus-emesa-monei-avg.271013/#post-2278993</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus denarius</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– MONETA .. AVG, Moneta seated left, holding scales and cornucopiae</p><p>Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194 - 195</p><p>References:– RIC 412 corr.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 412 is noted as MONETA II AVG which is an odd legend. I have three examples of this reverse die (two of Severus and one of Domna) that show that this legend is in fact MONETA .. AVG where the two dots have been misread as II. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ta_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my previous (horrible) example. I am going to try and take a new photo of it to see if I can make a less ugly depiction :-</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064kj_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Another numismatic interest with this coin is that it is an illustration of how we are able to build evidence of which coins are attributed to which mint through die linkages. My coins above share a reverse die link with a coin of Julia Domna. This then implies that the coins with the matching style of Domna are produced at the same mint as and contemporary with my COS II coins above.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Julia Domna denarius</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv:– IVLA (sic) DOMNA AVG, Draped bust right</p><p>Rev:– MONETA AVG, Moneta, seated left, holding scales in right hand, cornucopiae in left</p><p>Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194-195</p><p>References:– RIC 628 var (Not listed in RIC with this error in the obverse legend) </p><p><br /></p><p>It is interesting (at least to me) that the RIC coin is from the same reverse die (illustrated in the plates) was slightly off centre and the two dots were not noted in the attribution.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_065z_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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