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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 7879471, member: 31620&quot;]Sharing this one for a variety of reasons.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is in classic eastern IMP II style. If I saw the bust without the legends or the reverse I could still place it in this issue.</p><p>It has fill legends and devices, which is not always a given for my collection</p><p>It is a classic example of a coin that let to mis-attribution of coin in RIC and BMCRE to non-existent IMP or IMP I issues from this mint. The Is here are beneath the bust.</p><p>The reverse legend should read BONI EVENTVS but despite having plenty of room the engraver simply started getting short of space by the time he reached the N and the T and V and crammed in and there wan&#039;t room for the S</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– L SEPT SEV P-ERET AVG IMP - II, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– BONI EVENTV, Fides standing left holding basket of fruits in right hand, grain ears in left</p><p>Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 195</p><p>Reference(s) – BMCRE -. RIC IV -. RSC -.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1358573[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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