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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 26148094, member: 31620&quot;]The new style Eastern Mint of Septimius Severus starts with an IMP VIII issue, followed by an IMP VIIII issue. There is then a gap in RIC, which states that the IMP X issue does not appear to occur at this mint. The legends then pick up gain with variantions of IMP XI. Curtis Clay has identified however that there is an IMP X issue but it would appear to be quite rare and all examples seem to come from a single obverse die.</p><p><br /></p><p>I saw a few examples from the Clay collection sold by H J Berk recently, which allowed me to become familiar with the obverse die. I was then fortunate enough to spot the following example come on to the market but unrecognised as an eastern coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– P M TR P V COS II P P, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder set on globe in right hand, cornucopiae</p><p>Minted in New style eastern mint (Laodicea-ad-Mare in RIC and BMCRE) . A.D. 197</p><p>Reference:– RIC -. RSC -. BMCRE</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately it is slabbed but I can forgive it that. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1669617[/ATTACH] </p><p>Here is the Curtis Clay example of the same type confirming the overse die match.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://media.biddr.com/media/img/auction_lots/5628/6907960_1741683939.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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