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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 5186122, member: 14873&quot;]Very well written and equally well illustrated [USER=111237]@Cachecoins[/USER]. Here are my examples of Denarii struck to commemorate Victory over Britannia:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS AND HIS SONS CARACALLA AND GETA:</i></p><p>In AD 208 Septimius Severus set out for Britain accompanied by his sons Caracalla and Geta with the avowed aim of restoring the much damaged Hadrian&#039;s wall and subduing the warlike native tribes of northern Britain and Caledonia (Scotland). In AD 211 he became terminally ill during the campaign, and after proclaiming Victory over Britannia, he withdrew to his headquarters at Eboracum (York) where he died later that year</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/e1817424-d844-46f1-9e34-9354e1e24bbd-png.1137197/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Septimius Severus, Denarius, RIC Vol. IV, No. 335</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse depiction: Laureate head facing right</p><p>Inscription clockwise from bottom: SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRIT</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse depiction: Victory seated left writing on shield</p><p>Inscription: VICTORIAE BRIT</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/2cf1ddf4-61a5-429a-b790-85d8aff1f07a-png.1137202/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Caracalla, Denarius, RIC Vol. IV, No. 231a</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse depiction: Laureate head facing right</p><p>Inscription clockwise from bottom: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse depiction: winged Victory advancing right holding trophy</p><p>Inscription: VICTORIAE BRIT</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/736bc4b7-f515-4d69-8542-6de42f9eacb7-png.1137201/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Geta, Denarius, RIC Vol. IV, No. 91</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse depiction: Laureate head facing right</p><p>Inscription clockwise from bottom: P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse depiction: Victory standing left holding wreath and palm branch</p><p>Inscription: VICTORIAE BRIT[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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