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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2191559, member: 56859&quot;]Very nice!&nbsp; There are several Severans I&#039;ve been watching for but the types I want are elusive and often too expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some of my Severan imperial coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_e3dcf4a6e24546dea0dbed06fe9ddb4a.jpg_srb_p_1000_517_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Septimius Severus</b></p><p>Rome,&nbsp; CE 206</p><p>AR denarius, 3.41 gm, 20 mm, 12h</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; LAETITIA TEMPORVM, the spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing left, with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina&#039;s other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadrigas racing left; below, seven animals: an ostrich at left and a bear at right; between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; RIC 274; BMC 343.&nbsp; </p><p><i>ex Colosseo Collection</i></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/septimiusseverusdenariusmed-jpg.299920/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD</b></p><p>AR denarius,Rome</p><p>20 mm, 3.3 gm</p><p>Obv: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right</p><p>Rev: VIRT AVG TR P COS, Virtus standing left holding Victory and spear</p><p>Ref: RIC 24, RSC 752, BMC 33</p><p>This was from a large mixed lot.&nbsp; I have since cleaned the white crud from this coin but have not yet reshot the images.&nbsp; I think the gunk was plaster or jeweler&#039;s investment.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/caracalladenariusmed-jpg.299916/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Caracalla, 198-217 AD</b></p><p>Rome, struck 215 AD</p><p>AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.8 gm</p><p>Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate head right (looks like GURM instead of GERM)</p><p>Rev: PM TRP XVIII COS IIII, Fides standing left holding two standards</p><p>Ref: RIC 266, RSC 315, BMC 143</p><p>From the same mixed lot as the Septimius coin above.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_997722e83c0f4dfc9f26d2a3ca44e31a.jpg_srb_p_1000_504_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Elagabalus, 218-222 CE</b></p><p>AR denarius, 19.4 mm, 3.5 gm</p><p>Antioch, 218-219 CE</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; ANTONINVS PIVS FEL AVG, Laureate draped cuirassed bust right </p><p>Rev:&nbsp; SANCT DEO SOLI / ELAGABAL, Quadriga right, bearing sacred Baetyl stone, flanked by four parasols</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; RIC IV 195</p><p>More information about this coin plus a funny diorama of the reverse can be seen in this thread:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-boy-and-his-stone.254886/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancients-a-boy-and-his-stone.254886/">A Boy and His Stone</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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