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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2191781, member: 19463&quot;]I will not show all of my Severans but only one for each of the four mainstream members.&nbsp; These are not necessarily my favorites but are selected in the hope that non of you have a better one of the types.</p><p><br /></p><p>Septimius, Alexandria using the Venus reverse more commonly found for Domna.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]425859[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Domna, Emesa mint, VICTOR IVST AVG seated - I&#039;m told the French National collection has one of these but I have not seen a photo.&nbsp; I really would like to see photos of any others anyone comes across. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]425864[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla - There are no Emesa or old style Laodicea mint coins of Caracalla.&nbsp; If there were they might look like this BONI EVENTVS coin experts tell me is just barbarous.&nbsp; I like to think the reverse die was left over when the mint closed but that is just as silly a dream as the one that allows any possibility that there were a few coins of Caracalla in the last few days of Emesa.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]425865[/ATTACH]</p><p>Geta, AE as, commemorating his consulship in 205.&nbsp; Severan asses are often special issues for New Year&#039;s donatives or ceremonies.&nbsp; When one has a left bust and broad flan, I believe it had to be more than just small change.&nbsp;&nbsp; RIC lists one of these from a Revue Numismatique article in 1912.&nbsp; I have not seen that reference or other coins.[ATTACH=full]425867[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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