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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 4807423, member: 31620&quot;]I had great hopes of spending some of my reserve funds at the recent CNG Electronic Auction 475, featuring the McAlee collection of eastern mint coins. I had hoped that there were not enough people out there who cared a jot about the eastern Severan issues but my hopes were dashed as I was outbid on every coin I chased after. Was anyone here lucky enough to get anything from the collection?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have had to resort to my usual bottom feeding and searching out minor details.</p><p><br /></p><p>These two arrived this week and gave me some hope that my collection will continue to grow.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus denarius</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– FORTV-N (retrograde) REDVC, Fortuna, with modius on head, standing left holding rudder and cornucopiae</p><p>Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194 - 195</p><p>Reference(s) – BMCRE W352 var. RIC 377 var.. RSC 174a (var)</p><p><br /></p><p>4.11gms. 16.77mm. 180 degrees </p><p><br /></p><p>There is a bit of corrosion around the N but I cannot see how it can be anything but a retrograde letter. I could of course be wrong (and it wouldn&#039;t be the first time)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1166928[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1166929[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PEPT AVG COS II, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– MONE AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales in right hand, cornucopiae in left</p><p>Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194 - 195</p><p>Reference(s) – BMCRE W380 Note. RIC IV 411 Note. RSC 328b. All citing Stariner, 1928-9, page 199, No. 12.</p><p><br /></p><p>The E is there but looks like there have been issues with the die even though the rest of the reverse die looks relatively fresh</p><p><br /></p><p>2.94gms. 19.09mm. 0 degrees</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1166930[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1166931[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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