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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 7516883, member: 99456"]First, congrats to [USER=31620]@maridvnvm[/USER] on the latest victory and thanks to [USER=31620]@maridvnvm[/USER], [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] & [USER=89514]@curtislclay[/USER] for the interesting and educational thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will try to apply the knowledge shared to this eastern victory (Laodicea "new style" as IMP XI) - a coin that I liked for celebration of Parthian victories even if it isn't the prettiest:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1298566[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b>, AD 193-211, AR Denarius, <span style="color: #b30000"><strike>Laodicea ad Mare mint (Laodicea "new style"),</strike></span><span style="color: #006633"><b> Rome mint</b></span> struck AD 198-202</p><p><b>Obv:</b> L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right</p><p><b>Rev: </b>VICT PARTHICAE, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and trophy; captive seated at feet to left</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is one that I don't think is eastern at all - chosen for the portrait that I found unusual - from Rome AD 193 (?):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1298560[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b>, AD193-211, AR Denarius, Rome: struck 193 AD</p><p><b>Obv:</b> IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> VICT AVG T-R P COS, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left</p><p><b>Ref:</b> <a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.22_denarius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.22_denarius" rel="nofollow">RIC IV 22</a>; BMCRE 30; RSC 682</p><p> </p><p>And finally a coin that I found attractive - and was pleased that others ignored at auction - "COS II series" (<strike>Emesa</strike>):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1298543[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b>, AD 193-211, AR Denarius (19mm, 2.78 g, 12h), "COS II series" <strike>Emesa mint</strike>, struck AD 194-195</p><p><b>Obv:</b> IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> FELICIT TEMPOR, grain ear between crossed cornucopiae</p><p><b>Ref: </b><a href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.373" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.373" rel="nofollow">RIC IV 373</a>; BMCRE 347; RSC 142b[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 7516883, member: 99456"]First, congrats to [USER=31620]@maridvnvm[/USER] on the latest victory and thanks to [USER=31620]@maridvnvm[/USER], [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] & [USER=89514]@curtislclay[/USER] for the interesting and educational thread. I will try to apply the knowledge shared to this eastern victory (Laodicea "new style" as IMP XI) - a coin that I liked for celebration of Parthian victories even if it isn't the prettiest: [ATTACH=full]1298566[/ATTACH] [B]Septimius Severus[/B], AD 193-211, AR Denarius, [COLOR=#b30000][S]Laodicea ad Mare mint (Laodicea "new style"),[/S][/COLOR][COLOR=#006633][B] Rome mint[/B][/COLOR] struck AD 198-202 [B]Obv:[/B] L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right [B]Rev: [/B]VICT PARTHICAE, Victory advancing left, holding wreath and trophy; captive seated at feet to left And here is one that I don't think is eastern at all - chosen for the portrait that I found unusual - from Rome AD 193 (?): [ATTACH=full]1298560[/ATTACH] [B]Septimius Severus[/B], AD193-211, AR Denarius, Rome: struck 193 AD [B]Obv:[/B] IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right [B]Rev:[/B] VICT AVG T-R P COS, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left [B]Ref:[/B] [URL='http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.22_denarius']RIC IV 22[/URL]; BMCRE 30; RSC 682 And finally a coin that I found attractive - and was pleased that others ignored at auction - "COS II series" ([S]Emesa[/S]): [ATTACH=full]1298543[/ATTACH] [B]Septimius Severus[/B], AD 193-211, AR Denarius (19mm, 2.78 g, 12h), "COS II series" [S]Emesa mint[/S], struck AD 194-195 [B]Obv:[/B] IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right [B]Rev:[/B] FELICIT TEMPOR, grain ear between crossed cornucopiae [B]Ref: [/B][URL='http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.4.ss.373']RIC IV 373[/URL]; BMCRE 347; RSC 142b[/QUOTE]
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