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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 3545813, member: 82549&quot;]Coins of Severus II were part of an interesting sub-series of small Genio Coins from Siscia. I think the current assumption is that they are 1/4 nummi (or folli). I don&#039;t think anyone knows for certain why they were issued and/or why only at Siscia. I supposed it&#039;s possible that they were some sort of donative, but that&#039;s only a guess. They are relatively scarce, but do not seem to be in great demand--probably because their full-sized counterparts are more impressive--and do not command much of a premium, if any. Here&#039;s one example:</p><p><img src="http://feltemp.com/Images/Restoration/SeverusII.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Severus II, as Caesar</p><p>Bronze 1/4 Nummus</p><p>Siscia mint, A.D. 305-306</p><p>Obv: FL VAL SEVERVS NOB C</p><p>Rev: GENIO POPV-LI ROMANI - Genius, modius on head, naked but for chlamys hanging from shoulder, holding patera and cornucopiae</p><p>SIS in exergue</p><p>RIC 170a</p><p>19mm, 2.3g.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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