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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2766814, member: 31620&quot;]Current thinking is that RIC is incorrect in citing any issues between IMP II and IMP VIII and that these are all mis-readings of IMP VIII legend breaks such as V-III, IMP VI-II and IMP VII-I.</p><p><br /></p><p>Septimius Severus was commemorating his victories over the Arabs and the Adiabenici but before his victory over the Parthians. We can then see later issues where he is PAR[THICVS] AR[ABICVS] AD[IABENICVS] before being declared PART[HICVS] MAX[IMVS] by the senate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both my examples show how the mis-reading can occur.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20064fi%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>My second example has the additional oddity that the engraver seems to have forgotten to engrave the palm on this particular die.</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20064ft%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Martin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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