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Offline Lerian

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Septimius Severus Monet Laodicea
« on: July 30, 2022, 07:02:18 am »
I have a couple of queries for the Severan Eastern mint specialists regarding a new purchase.

On the obverse legend it looks to read PER and not PERT. Is this PER legend known for this type or is that the T is not struck clearly?

The reverse reading of MONE - again is the T not struck up or is the T on the nose/face of Moneta, there is something there and i can't tell if its meant to be the T?

Lastly, what is underneath the cornucopiae?


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Re: Septimius Severus Monet Laodicea
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2022, 08:36:54 am »
Barbarous and not official. The style is simplt too far removed from the official style.

Here are a few official examples from the Eastern IMP VIII mint for comparison

Obv:–L SEPT SEV PE-RT AVG IMP VIII, Laureate head right
Rev:– M-ONET AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae
Minted in "Laodicea-ad-Mare". A.D. 196 - 197
Reference:– RIC 484(a) . BMCRE 448-9.

Almost in the style of the IMP II series



More in the style I see more often in the SEVER sub-series



SEVER types

Obv:– L SEPT SEVER PERT - AVG IMP VIII, Laureate head right
Rev:– MONET AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 196 - 197
Reference:– BMC 448 Note (citing Cohen 332 (no authority cited)). RIC - (cf 484(a) (rated S)). Cohen 332



as above but L SEPT SEVER PERT - AVG IMP VII-I



I have an unofficial example too. Possibly the same reverse die but clearly unofficial.



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Martin

Offline Lerian

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Re: Septimius Severus Monet Laodicea
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2022, 12:52:01 pm »
Many thanks Martin,

very useful and it will now be correctly recorded.

 

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