Septimius Severus, Denarius, AVG II C, MARTI AVG

Great new Sep-Sev, Martin ... like any good long distance runner, you've learned to relax and pace yourself (you should easily break the Sep-Sev record if you merely remember to breathe and stay loose, my friend)

=> Gil-galad, I also only have two Sep-Sev examples (and none on my immediate radar) ... with Doug & Martin hovering in the background there is far too much pressure to try and wow 'em with a random Sep-Sev purchase (well, unless it had a dog and a snake, or perhaps a grasshopper on it?)

 

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If you want to play Septimius and don't want to step on my toes, I suggest the above Rome mint coins. I'd have to sell a house to afford them and don't relish living out in the cold so you can have them. When you have a choice, get them in high grade silver. The gold is more common in really good condition.

There is one Rome mint coin I want. I have the RIC number but I want this particular die set. It kills me that it sold in 2012 at less than I'd pay but I do not follow European sales so I miss things like this.
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I have bought 6 coins of Septmius Severus in the past week alone. Admittedly two were part of the lot mentioned above that I intend to part with.

 

I'd criticize but I once bought a lot of 34 to get one I wanted. I ended up accessioning six others which I probably would not have bought as singles but did not want to throw out. That meant 27 went into the give away/sell/trade stock. I'm always too lazy to write up things for sale but all of that bunch have disappeared by now. I guess this is just a part of the hobby. The coin is still #3 on my hit parade and really should be higher. I wish I still lived near a club with other ancient collectors. It was fun to take the traders to meetings and see what came home in their place.

 

Well my lot of six coins has arrived and I will take the opportunity to show my Alexandrian, Roma. It is a type I didn't have from this mint before and so am happy to give it a home.

Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP - SEV PERT AVG, Laureate head right
Rev:– ROMAE AE-TERNAE, Roma seated left on shield, holding Victory in right hand, spear in left.
Minted in Alexandria. A.D. 194
Reference:– RIC IV 350G; BMCRE 323; RSC 615

 

Looks a like like mine but centered differently so the two show pretty much the whole thing. Roma is not a common one so I would buy a second that showed the other detail even if it was a duplicate.

Just to keep things educational, I'll show the equivalent Emesa coin. It is not common either.

...and the Emesa die that reads POMAE on the reverse. Note that Alexandria seats Roma on a shield while Emeas pushed the shield aside and uses a cuirass.

 

I have the POMA but not the ROMA from Emesa.

 

Today I got this MAREI VICT denarius of Septimius. What is interesting is that the obverse die is most likely later compared with other examples, with PERT now correctly spelled (very clearly) and with COS II ending.

 

Nice find.