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<p>[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 10985323, member: 128351"][ATTACH=full]1525183[/ATTACH] </p><p>On this sestertius all legends are almost entirely rubbed-off (but I like it for his semi-precious stone patina). It's IMP VIII and not literally a triumph, just an <i>adventus </i>: the ceremonial entry of the Emperor in Rome. </p><p>For a triumph, the emperor should be standing in a chariot.</p><p>For a mere <i>adventus</i>, he is on horseback. </p><p>This ceremonial entry occurred in 196, Severus was back from the Orient where he had conquered his opponent Pescennius Niger, governor of Syria who claimed the empire against him and, after this, made an expedition in North Mesopotamia so the Parthians would know who's boss in Rome. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Marcus Aurelius bronze statue who is in the middle of the Capitol Piazza in Rome (it remained free-standing in Rome for 18 centuries and nobody stole it or destroyed it! Now it's a copy, the real one is in the museum just next to the piazza) is also an <i>adventus </i>statue. It is on the Italian 50 cents coins... </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1525186[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 10985323, member: 128351"][ATTACH=full]1525183[/ATTACH] On this sestertius all legends are almost entirely rubbed-off (but I like it for his semi-precious stone patina). It's IMP VIII and not literally a triumph, just an [I]adventus [/I]: the ceremonial entry of the Emperor in Rome. For a triumph, the emperor should be standing in a chariot. For a mere [I]adventus[/I], he is on horseback. This ceremonial entry occurred in 196, Severus was back from the Orient where he had conquered his opponent Pescennius Niger, governor of Syria who claimed the empire against him and, after this, made an expedition in North Mesopotamia so the Parthians would know who's boss in Rome. The Marcus Aurelius bronze statue who is in the middle of the Capitol Piazza in Rome (it remained free-standing in Rome for 18 centuries and nobody stole it or destroyed it! Now it's a copy, the real one is in the museum just next to the piazza) is also an [I]adventus [/I]statue. It is on the Italian 50 cents coins... [ATTACH=full]1525186[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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