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Author Topic: Eastern Sept. Sev. COS II - errored obverse legends - BONI ENTVS  (Read 472 times)

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Offline maridvnvm

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Eastern Sept. Sev. COS II - errored obverse legends - BONI ENTVS
« on: November 09, 2018, 05:06:05 pm »
There are a peculiar set of coins from the Eastern denarii of Septimius Severus that have COS II legends but have a range of shortenings in the obverse legends such as CA for CAE etc. I have coins from nine different obverse dies, most of which have different legend variations.

I have just added a new coin to my little collection which also has a peculiar reverse legend and thought it worthy of sharing.

Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:IMP CA L SE SEV PEVR (sic) AVG COS I-I, Laureate head right
Rev:– BONI ENTVS (sic), Fides standing left holding basket of fruit and corn ears
Eastern mint
References:– RIC -, RSC -



The obverse legend is clearer on my other coin which shares the obverse die but is a different reverse type.

Obv:IMP CA L SE SEV PEVR (sic) AVG COS I-I, Laureate head right
Rev:– BONA SPES, Spes standing holding flower and lifting skirt.


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Re: Eastern Sept. Sev. COS II - errored obverse legends - BONI ENTVS
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2018, 05:30:21 pm »
very nice, catch Martin, eastern mint are very interesting
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Re: Eastern Sept. Sev. COS II - errored obverse legends - BONI ENTVS
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2018, 06:12:26 pm »
Two examples from that obv. die in my collection have reverses LIBER AVG, Liberalitas standing l., and MONET AVG, Moneta standing l.
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Re: Eastern Sept. Sev. COS II - errored obverse legends - BONI ENTVS
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2018, 05:08:52 am »
Curtis,
I am wondering if you can do me a favour. Could you check if either coin is a die reverse match with the following?

The first if from an obverse die that is so similar to my other coins above that I think it could be the same engraver:-
IMP CA L SE SEV PER AVG COS II- MONET AVG


The last two are LIBER AVG but from different dies.
IMP CA L SEP S-EV PER AVG COS - II


IMP CA L SE SEV PER AG COS II

 

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