Septimius Severus Denarius Laodicea Mint Victory Reverse

For you Septimius Severus fans out there...I'm sure there's at least one or two here, here's my second Septimius Severus, and this time a non-Roman Mint coin.


Septimius Severus 193-211
AR Denarius 17mm. 3.55g. Laodicea mint. A.D 198-202
L SEPT SEEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head of Septimius Severus right
VICTORIAE A[V]GG FEL, Victory advancing left, holding open wreath over shield set on low base
RIC 516; RSC 719

Probably not the nicest portrait style out there, at least not compared to my other one, but I really like the toning and the Victory on the reverse.

Here's my other Septimius Severus:


You can see what i mean by the portrait on the first coin compared to this one, but still, I think both coins have their charm.

CALLING ALL SEPT. SEVUS FANS: Post your Laodicea Mint denari if you've got them, or otherwise your favorite portrait of Sept. Severus if all you have is Roman Mint.

 

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That is a nice example from the later period of Laodicea. After Septimius finished off the rival claimants to the throne and punished the Parthians for supporting the wrong side, there was no longer a need for branch mints in the East so, after the time of this coin, his coins all came from Rome.

 

They're both nice. I'm not a connoisseur of portraits like Doug or Martin and would be hard-pressed to describe the differences. Hmm. It could make for an interesting quiz though... @dougsmit, @maridvnvm, I hope you don't mind if I lift some of your images for a quizrevolution quiz

I have only two Septimius Imperials, the one below and another denarius from a mixed lot.


Septimius Severus
Rome, CE 206
AR denarius, 3.41 gm, 20 mm, 12h
Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right
Rev: LAETITIA TEMPORVM, the spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing left, with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina's other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadrigas racing left; below, seven animals: an ostrich at left and a bear at right; between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison
Ref: RIC 274; BMC 343
ex Colosseo Collection

 

Nice new coin.

 

Here is a scarce minor issue...

Does anyone else have anything from this issue?

Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:– L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG PIV IMP XI PAR P M, laureate head right
Rev:– AR AD [T]R P VI COS II P P, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left
Eastern mint. A.D. 198
Reference:– BMCRE page 280 *, citing RD page 105. RIC 494a corr.

Very rare.



Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:– L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG PIV IMP XI PAR P M, laureate head right
Rev:– AR AD TR P VI / COS II P P, Two captives seated back to back at the foot of a trophy
Eastern mint. A.D. 198
Reference:– BMCRE page 280 Sword, citing RD page 105. RIC 494b corr.

Slightly double struck on the reverse.

Very rare



Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:– L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG PIV IMP XI PAR P M, laureate head right
Rev:– SALVTI AVGG, Salus seated left feeding snake coiled around altar
Eastern mint. A.D. 198
Reference:– BMCRE page 281 Note, citing RD page 102. RIC 497b corr.

Holed and worn but an obverse die match to my other two examples from this rare earliest version of obverse legend variety.

Very rare

 

nice lookin' coins sallent!

here's my only SS denarius...





so do you guys consider you eastern mint denari imperials or provincials?

 

Imperial

 

You know guys, there must be something to those Severan era denarii that is highly addictive, because this is my 8th Severan denarii and I'm already planning to get more to fill in the gaps for those members of the family I still have missing, as well as various different types for members of the family I already have coins for.

PS: I forgot to get on the wagon this month...this is like my 9th ancient coin in September...LOL

 

Nice SepSever!

I only have one to offer since I really am not into the Imperials / Provincials as much.

I am one of the RR guys that gets hit with all the Pre-denarii / AES MOU crud.

I am wondering if @Carthago should just start buying them for me so I don't have to mess with it:


RI Septimus Severus 193-211 AR Denarius Genius Sacrificing Obv-Rev.jpg

 

What a cool variety of examples in just a few posts above!!!

And @TIF I LOVE that gally/circus maximus reverse!! WOW!!

I'll throw in an easily differentiated western and eastern example....

 

I don't know why they consider this silver denarius as rare. It has Bacchus, the god of wine on reverse. RIC 27 a.

 

Thanks

Like @chrsmat71, I'm a bit confused by this. The second coin has Greek legends. Isn't it a provincial rather than imperial?

 

Unless I'm totally confused again, the Greek lettering on my drachma of Severus places it in the 'Provincial' category which is why I thought it was 'easily differentiated'...right??

 

Nice coins everyone. I only have one severus denarius

 

Okay. I think we're on the same page. I thought you meant the second coin was an Imperial denarius. I misunderstood

As a note to all: this is a good example of why it is useful to post the full attribution every time you show a coin, or at least a link to the full attribution if it is something you've posted before, . It keeps people like me from becoming confused .

 

Addictive? Really?

 

I have very few later Laodicea denarii. I have too many Emesa and just the right number of Alexandrias (not really).


The one below is not official and I'm not sure it is ancient. It came from NFA XXXIII.

I later got another one even worse.

 

Nice ones. I think all your cool S. Severus coins have been rubbing off on me. I want some from Emesa and Alexandria too. It's hard not to fall in love with all the cool examples you got.

 

You can have any of my images for quizes. Want a disk or can we just email in bulk? The quizrevolution s/w uses such small images, I could make a low quality bulk reduction and send you the bunch.