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Septimius as Part Max and Restitutor Urbis
« on: March 30, 2010, 04:35:56 pm »
This is not rare or scarce, and it is not EF, but both dies are well struck, as denarii go, and I am fairly pleased with the photo, so here it is.  After all, it has taken me a decade to get a Restitutor Urbis for Septimius that I liked, and those who are not specialists may prefer this photo to one 1:1, pretty tiny for a denarius, though this one has an adequate flan.
• 29 Mar 10  Rome, denarius  3.077g  18.66mm  axis 6h. Septimius Severus, laureate, head to r.  SEVERVS AVG    PART MAX  (dated AD 201).
Rev., RESTITVTOR    VRBIS  the emperor in armor with short cloak, holding spear (point reversed) and pouring libation over tripod altarRIC 167c (C. 599).
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Re: Septimius as Part Max and Restitutor Urbis
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2010, 05:26:58 pm »
That's certainly worth having.  There are some rather nice specimens of this coin about.

I have two of these, just because I liked their looks.  Here's one, which I liked because the reverse is a definite Severus, with his forked beard clearly in evidence.  Though he seems to have lost his moustache and looks rather Victorian.  On my other specimen, the guy on the reverse has no beard at all.  (Click to enlarge.)

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Re: Septimius as Part Max and Restitutor Urbis
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2010, 07:36:17 pm »
On my specimen Severus is forked beard  on reverse also...  :D

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Re: Septimius as Part Max and Restitutor Urbis
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2010, 09:09:11 pm »
Thank you, Rugser!  Forked beard with ringlets.  I daresay that is true.  These are nice coins, almost as alive-looking as the early ones. Pat L.

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Re: Septimius as Part Max and Restitutor Urbis
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2010, 02:53:59 am »
This is my other example, which actually is a variant with a slightly different reverse legend.  Why, I wonder, would the engraver of the reverse have produced an image that was clearly clean-shaven, if the intent was to show the emperor?

This obverse is particuarly bug-eyed and not up to the same standard as the others.  Its engraver had fun with the details without considering the overall effect.

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Re: Septimius as Part Max and Restitutor Urbis
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2010, 03:18:59 am »
But it is the one with the dative RESTITVTO  RI, which I saw listed.  That's worth having, too.  Pat L.

 

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