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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2058147, member: 31620&quot;]I don&#039;t normally buy double die matches but do sometimes make exceptions. I know that some people don&#039;t think that they add anything to a collector but sometimes they do.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus denarius</b></p><p>Obv:– IMP CA L SEP SEV PER AVG COS II, laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– BONI EVENTVS, Fides standing left holding basket of fruit and corn ears</p><p>Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194</p><p>Reference:– BMC -. RIC -. RSC -.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have had this first coin for some time...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_064mf_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was bought from a UK collector who doesn&#039;t specialise in this field.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/normal_RI_064qs_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Combining the two obverses allows a full reading of the obverse legends, which is good for this one which is a rarer variant. They also lead me to a conclusion that I would otherwise not reach in that much of what I had attributed as coin wear on the first coin might not be such as the wear patterns on these high poins e.g. hair curls, beard, etc. are common on both coins. My new reverse is in a better state of conservation and allows for confirmation of the reverse legend.</p><p><br /></p><p>I didn&#039;t really need an excuse to buy the second coin but having it in hand feel justified in my decision to do so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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