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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 8533743, member: 31620&quot;]Whilst I have an active interest in the eastern issues of Septimius Severus I no longer generally collect the later issues with my ineterest usually ending in the &quot;Early IMP VIII&quot; issue. There are some notable exceptions to this however and I will attempt to acquire some of the more unusual varieties if I can afford them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Amongst the varieties I will chase after are the &quot;fancy busts&quot;. These busts aren&#039;t particularly fancy when compared to Probus but do when compared to the &quot;Laureate head right&quot; which is predominant in these issues. The bust types that I am aware of are &quot;Laureate, cuirassed&quot;, Laureate, draped&quot; and &quot;Laureate, draped and cuirassed&quot;. In this case I have managed to acquire an example of the &quot;Laureate, draped and cuirassed&quot; bust type from the IMP XI issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind</p><p>Rev:– AEQVITA-TI AVGG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and cornucopia</p><p>Minted in Laodicea ad Mare. A.D. 201</p><p>Reference(s) – RIC IV -; BMCRE -; RSC 22a</p><p><br /></p><p>Same dies as Arnold lot 5 and Barry Murphy SEV-169.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.51 gms, 18.73 mm. 0 degrees</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064vh_img.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin seems to have some surface dirt <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=still" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=still" rel="nofollow">still</a> adhering in a few crevices. This image as the coin arrived with me. I will now contemplate whether to remove the dirt.</p><p><br /></p><p>Martin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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