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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7923558, member: 19463&quot;]29.&nbsp; Near the end of the &#039;Emesa&#039; mint period came a series of denarii with dated reverse legends.&nbsp; TRPIII IMPV COSII&nbsp;&nbsp; One shows a trophy of arms reminiscent of the earlier INVICTO IMP coins but raised enough to accommodate two seated captives wearing caps identifying them as Parthians.&nbsp; Regularly, the first I of COSII on the reverse is made like a Greek gamma but the obverse is &#039;normal&#039;.&nbsp; Why? I have no idea.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368958[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>As back-ups we will see the other dated type with one captive but no trophy. On this coin he has hands tied behind his back.&nbsp; On this specimen, dots have been inserted in the reverse legend separating the words with the odd variation with T.RP where we might have expected TR.P for Tribunicas Potestas.&nbsp; Again, I have no idea why. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368956[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Next we have the same scene but the hands are untied with one held to the head in what we might term the &#039;Woe is me&#039; pose.&nbsp; The dots are gone but the gamma shaped first I remains. We might note that the Vespasian Judaea Capta captives also were shown in bound and mourning poses.&nbsp; Were the &#039;Emesa&#039; diecutters aware of this?&nbsp; Perhaps.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368957[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My final back-up (apologies for its worn condition but it is what I have) makes the addition of a curved sword in exergue.&nbsp; This device also appeared on some coins of Trajan but the &#039;why&#039; is another mystery beyond my understanding.&nbsp; See a CNG specimen:</p><p><a href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=221943" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=221943" rel="nofollow">https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=221943</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1368960[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>We are getting down to the end of September and a hard decision will have to be made as to what finishes the month.&nbsp; Stay tuned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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