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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 7916483, member: 31620&quot;]Another regularly depicted type at the eastern mints is the &quot;Trophy of Arms&quot;. Some are scarcer than others. I don&#039;t have any from Alexandria - I call on [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] to fill that particular gap.....</p><p><br /></p><p>These start with the first &quot;AVG&quot; issue at &quot;Emesa&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>INVICTO IMP TROPAEA II</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064fp_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>INVICTO IMP TROPAEA - Die match to plate coin in BMCRE</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064gy_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>The we have the AVG II C obverse with INVICTO IMP TROPAEA</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ry_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>As mentioned previously we see a shortening of these reverse legends over time. The type does appear in the COS II issue but I believe this to be one of the earliest in the series due to the length of the reverse legend.</p><p><br /></p><p>COS II - INVICTO IMP TROPA..</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064to_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The legend then shortens to the common INVICTO IMP. I have several of these and shared my nicest one above. I will share a different version here.</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064nf_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>IMP CAE L SP(sic) SEV PERT AVG COS II</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064sc_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The last of the types for COS II is the dated type TR P III IMP V COS II (first I is a Gamma)</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ot_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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