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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 7947105, member: 44316&quot;]The OP sestertius is excellent. I have the Birley book, which is very good, and Michael Grant&#039;s <i>The Severans</i> which is not one of his better efforts. </p><p><br /></p><p>Septimius Severus had denarii with AFRICA in two poses:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1376414[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>20-19 mm. Africa standing, elephant-skin headdress(?), holding scorpion, lion at feet.</p><p>RIC 253 &quot;undated 202-210&quot;. BMC 309. Hill 914 &quot;207&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1376415[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>19 mm. 2.87 grams.</p><p>Africa reclining left, elephant-skin headdress (?), holding scorpion and cornucopia, basket of grain at her feet. </p><p>RIC 254. BMC 310. Hill 875 &quot;visit to Africa&quot; &quot;207&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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