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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 6505357, member: 19463"]The 'Emesa' mint Septimius Severus denarii were issued over a longer time than some issues so they are common and come in variations. The earliest used the legend BONAE SPEI but later it was changed to BONA SPES. Many added dots in various locations that I believe was a code we do not understand. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1259980[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1259981[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1259982[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1259983[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1259984[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have not seen a Domna with SPEI or dots but I have not made a sincere search.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1259973[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1259974[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1259975[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My Alexandrian Antoninus Pius year 11 tetradrachm lacks the pedigree of the OP coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1259992[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 6505357, member: 19463"]The 'Emesa' mint Septimius Severus denarii were issued over a longer time than some issues so they are common and come in variations. The earliest used the legend BONAE SPEI but later it was changed to BONA SPES. Many added dots in various locations that I believe was a code we do not understand. [ATTACH=full]1259980[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1259981[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1259982[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1259983[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1259984[/ATTACH] I have not seen a Domna with SPEI or dots but I have not made a sincere search. [ATTACH=full]1259973[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1259974[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1259975[/ATTACH] My Alexandrian Antoninus Pius year 11 tetradrachm lacks the pedigree of the OP coin. [ATTACH=full]1259992[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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