Septimius Severus, Eastern COS II, MONTE

[maridvnvm]

A new coin to my collection. A reverse error that I hadn't seen before.

Septimius Severus denarius

Obv:–IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head right
Rev:– MONTE (sic) AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales in right hand, cornucopiae in left
Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194 – A.D. 195
Reference:– BMCRE -. RIC -. RSC -. This error not noted. cf. BMC 380ff. RIC 411a. RSC 330 .

This error not noted in any of the major references

Regards,
Martin

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[quadrans]

Nice find Martin
 
regards
quadrans

[Optimo Principi]

Great to know the ancients sometimes had trouble with spelling too. Picturing the die maker slapping his forehead after seeing his mistake 

[curtislclay]

Reminds me of this recent acquisition from Gitbud-Naumann: like Martin's, but different obv. legend break (SE - V), heavy at 3.77g, axis 10-11, rev.

M -ONE. - . - AVG,

omitting the normal T that Martin's engraver flubbed, and adding two dots as space-fillers at the top.

BMC 380 note records this variety MONE AVG from a publication I am unfamiliar with, Stariner, 1928-9, p. 99, no. 12. I wonder if that coin too had the two dots between MONE and AVG.

One further difference: Martin's coin is much finer than mine!

[maridvnvm]

I noticed the MONE in BMC and it is great to see an example in the flesh.
Another good find Curtis and one that completely passed me by.
Regards,
Martin