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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 3992591, member: 86498&quot;]The denarii of Pertinax pose something of a dilemma. It is clear that they are far too numerous to have been minted during his lifetime. I have not looked at this issue for sometime. My suspicion for what it is worth is that the authorities in Alexandria caught between the warring parties chose to mint denarii of Pertinax so as to not tip their hand during the conflict. This likely ended when Severus rushed a legion possibly the III Italica into the city. The loyalties of the citizens of Alexandria were somewhat ambiguous during this conflict. Denarius of Septimius Severus Alexandria Mint 194 A.D. Rv. Legionary eagle flanked by two standards LEG. III IT. AVG. TR.P. COS. Bickford Smith 3&nbsp; 3.06 grms 17 mm[ATTACH=full]1051241[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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