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<p>[QUOTE="Blake Davis, post: 6237005, member: 91820"][ATTACH=full]1246750[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1246751[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1246752[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse of the Geta and Septimius is "VICTORIAE BRITTANICAE."</p><p>Caracalla is dated "TRP XIIII" (211AD).</p><p><br /></p><p>I would love to start this article by quoting something from Herodian, then add something interesting but only semi-related to the topic, before posting a long section on the history of the period which these three coins were struck before discussing each coin. However, I am doing this on work time, but I was just so excited about getting the first coin above, a sestertius of Septimius Severus that is a match for the same type struck by Caracalla (rare) and Geta (ridiculously rare). So I am going to post the photographs first - tonight or this weekend will write the article these three coins deserve. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Caracalla is RIC 483(a), Geta is RIC 186. Septimius is unlisted. Although the reverse scenes are identical, RIC states, for Geta for this type, that the towered figure at right is Britannia, the listing for Caracalla at RIC 483(a) states merely that the figure is a "towered woman." </p><p><br /></p><p>As to date, RIC states that the Caracalla was struck in 211 AD. Septimius Severus died on February 4, 2011. So if the sestertius of Septimius Severus was struck in 211AD, which makes sense as it would have had to have been struck in the short window of time before his death, and before news of his death reach Rome - three weeks (?) later. That's almost 90 days, which was plenty of time to strike many coins of, for example, Balbinus. And Gordian I and Gordian II were only emperor for a few weeks, but typically a coin of either is usually available, provided a collector has the money since demand has driven up the price. In other words, and within reason, the time that an emperor was emperor is not necessarily determinative of the rarity of their sestertii. That is, within, reason.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin celebrates the war and "Victory" in Britain, which was of course, not a complete victory. But, as I said, time for me is short now - if it weren't for the excitement of the receipt of the sestertius of Septimius I would have waited to post until I had more time to write a proper article. By the way, I would have loved it if the person who "cleaned" the reverse of the Septimius had done a better job or left it alone until someone with more skill worked on it. I also think that the coin could be "curated" so that the figures on the reverse could could be done a bit better. However, I do not know anyone who is available who could do it. Does anyone have any suggestions? </p><p><br /></p><p>One more comment - if I had not given up on only collecting higher grade coins - in other words, if I had limited my collection to just higher grade examples I would not have any of these coins (Geta is a bit tooled on the obverse). I love the look of high grade sestertii, but - for me and this just applies to me since every collector collects in their own way, collecting coins of any condition provided they are in my collecting interest or are interesting was oddly liberating, and I think made me a better collector - whatever that means. AGAIN - this is just me. It is still not easy to find coins that I don't have and fit my collecting goals but at least now I do not have two preconditions before buying anything. ok back later and I will include the size and weight of the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p> That's it for now - more later[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blake Davis, post: 6237005, member: 91820"][ATTACH=full]1246750[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1246751[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1246752[/ATTACH] The reverse of the Geta and Septimius is "VICTORIAE BRITTANICAE." Caracalla is dated "TRP XIIII" (211AD). I would love to start this article by quoting something from Herodian, then add something interesting but only semi-related to the topic, before posting a long section on the history of the period which these three coins were struck before discussing each coin. However, I am doing this on work time, but I was just so excited about getting the first coin above, a sestertius of Septimius Severus that is a match for the same type struck by Caracalla (rare) and Geta (ridiculously rare). So I am going to post the photographs first - tonight or this weekend will write the article these three coins deserve. The Caracalla is RIC 483(a), Geta is RIC 186. Septimius is unlisted. Although the reverse scenes are identical, RIC states, for Geta for this type, that the towered figure at right is Britannia, the listing for Caracalla at RIC 483(a) states merely that the figure is a "towered woman." As to date, RIC states that the Caracalla was struck in 211 AD. Septimius Severus died on February 4, 2011. So if the sestertius of Septimius Severus was struck in 211AD, which makes sense as it would have had to have been struck in the short window of time before his death, and before news of his death reach Rome - three weeks (?) later. That's almost 90 days, which was plenty of time to strike many coins of, for example, Balbinus. And Gordian I and Gordian II were only emperor for a few weeks, but typically a coin of either is usually available, provided a collector has the money since demand has driven up the price. In other words, and within reason, the time that an emperor was emperor is not necessarily determinative of the rarity of their sestertii. That is, within, reason. This coin celebrates the war and "Victory" in Britain, which was of course, not a complete victory. But, as I said, time for me is short now - if it weren't for the excitement of the receipt of the sestertius of Septimius I would have waited to post until I had more time to write a proper article. By the way, I would have loved it if the person who "cleaned" the reverse of the Septimius had done a better job or left it alone until someone with more skill worked on it. I also think that the coin could be "curated" so that the figures on the reverse could could be done a bit better. However, I do not know anyone who is available who could do it. Does anyone have any suggestions? One more comment - if I had not given up on only collecting higher grade coins - in other words, if I had limited my collection to just higher grade examples I would not have any of these coins (Geta is a bit tooled on the obverse). I love the look of high grade sestertii, but - for me and this just applies to me since every collector collects in their own way, collecting coins of any condition provided they are in my collecting interest or are interesting was oddly liberating, and I think made me a better collector - whatever that means. AGAIN - this is just me. It is still not easy to find coins that I don't have and fit my collecting goals but at least now I do not have two preconditions before buying anything. ok back later and I will include the size and weight of the coins. That's it for now - more later[/QUOTE]
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