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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 4282962, member: 97383&quot;]The Corona Virus is taking a serious toll on New York with over 20,000 confirmed cases. Most of the cases are downstate but it&#039;s spreading to upstate now <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I live in Monroe County, close to Rochester, that had 4 reported cases last week. The number jumped to 80 cases as of yesterday <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! I&#039;m doing my part for &quot;social distancing&quot; by becoming a <b>house mouse</b>, only leaving my condo when necessary. With the confinement I&#039;m trying to organize photos &amp; stumbled on a follis I bought from a large offering by Harlan Berk many years ago, a high grade coin of Severus II as Caesar, from the Rome Mint that I haven&#039;t posted before, see the photo below. Folles of Severus II aren&#039;t nearly as common as coins issued by other members of the tetrarchy; he held the title of Caesar for only 15 months. I now have 3 different folles of Severus II as Caesar, all from different mints. It&#039;s interesting to see the stylistic differences from these different mints. The other 2 folles I&#039;ve posted before but have pictured them again below for comparison. If any <b>CT </b>members would like to post their folles of Severus II on this thread feel welcome to do so <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1089780[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1089781[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1089782[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1089783[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1089784[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Severus II as Caesar (struck May 1, AD 305 - July 25, 306), Heraclea Mint, 2nd Officina. AE follis: 10.46 gm, 28 mm, 6 h. RIC VI 26a.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Unlike the first 2 folles this coin has an obverse inscription that uses the abbreviated form of his full name &amp; title: <b>Flavius Valerius Severus Nobilissimus Caesar</b>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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