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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Daniel_R6, post: 2999535, member: 91145&quot;]I&#039;ve seen this reverse type shared on CT several times before, and had been hoping to acquire one for myself. So, whilst this particular example has a soft strike and some small edge cracks, it fell within my budget range and I was pleased to add it to my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]741823[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 2.268g</p><p>Emesa mint, 194-95 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev: SAECVL FELICIT, Seven stars above and within a crescent with horns up</p><p>RIC IV 417 (S)</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse shows seven stars above and within a crescent with horns up. Versions of this motif appear on coinage during the reign of Hadrian in the 2nd Century AD and continue under various Emperors until and including the reign of Caracalla.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is some conjecture as to the meaning of the reverse image. It could be a design that Hadrian saw during his travels, a link to astrology, or perhaps a representation of an actual celestial event. Of course, it could also be something else entirely. I won&#039;t write too much more myself, as there is an excellent article here: <a href="http://www.trajancoins.info/astro.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.trajancoins.info/astro.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.trajancoins.info/astro.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you have any thoughts on the meaning of this reverse type I&#039;d be keen to hear them. Please share anything you feel is relevant: Stars, Septimius, and so on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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