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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2436936, member: 31620&quot;]Amongst my recent purchases are some eastern denarii of Septimius Severus. Here are my first two (the third is still en-route from Switzerland) and also my reasons for buying them.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is from &quot;Emesa&quot; from the common COS II series. I tend not to buy many coins from this prolific issue but broke my own rules for this one. The obverse legend break of I-M-P seems to be more unusual than most. It has a Mars type, which I have a soft spot for. It is also an obverse die link with another MART VICTOR in my collection but paired with a different reverse die with different reverse legend spacing.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus denarius</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– I-M-P CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– MART VICTOR, Mars advancing right carrying spear and trophy</p><p>Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194-194</p><p>Reference(s) – RIC 406(a) (S). RSC -</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064sl_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20064cl%20img~0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin comes from the &quot;Laodicea-ad-Mare&quot; IMP II series.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even though I already have a couple of other examples of the type, the coin has the unusual IMP - II obverse legend break and is also an obverse die link with a couple of other coins in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus denarius </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:– L SEPT SEV P-ERET AVG IMP - II, laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– M-ONET AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopia</p><p>Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 194</p><p>Reference(s) – BMCRE -. RIC -. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064sk_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Rev:– INVICTO IMPER, Trophy with arms below</p><p>Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare, A.D. 194-5</p><p>References:– RIC -. BMCRE-. RSC-.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ht_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Rev:– INVICTO IMP, Trophy with arms below, dejected captive seated beneath, shield on knees</p><p>Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare, A.D. 194-5</p><p>References:– RIC -</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064gp_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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