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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blake Davis, post: 4186993, member: 91820&quot;]Curtis - you had actually commented on the IMP X article I wrote - it was the one on the Victory IMP X type. The link is here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-unlisted-sestertius-of-septimius-severus.311940/#post-3038469" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-unlisted-sestertius-of-septimius-severus.311940/#post-3038469">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-unlisted-sestertius-of-septimius-severus.311940/#post-3038469</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I have been diligently scouring the listings - which the internet greatly assists - for other examples and have found only one - the Genius type which was mentioned in the comments, on VCOINS.&nbsp; Perhaps other examples have turned up? </p><p><br /></p><p>It has been said that the sestertii of Septimius Severus are scarce but I am not sure that is not so much true as it is that his sestertii in higher grades are extremely difficult to find. And I have noticed that Septimius&#039; sestertii seem to be almost common among a few types with everything else pretty tough to find. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also read that the reason for the present day scarcity of his coins is that many had come from the area in and around Syria, which is now undergoing a civil war.&nbsp; Again, I have no idea if this is true.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For some reason I have also found that every time I take a closer look at Septimius Severus&#039; sestertii I discover something new - and it is usually something not mentioned in RIC , like the unusual bust type on the coin with the Anonna reverse that I wrote about. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also thanks for writing so many fascinating pieces on Severan coins.&nbsp; It is great to have these in an area - the coins, the history, all of it - which has become something of an obsession.&nbsp; Blake Davis[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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