The Last Of My Christmas Acquisitions

Well the postman has finally delivered the last of the coins I purchased over the Christmas week. I hope that you don't mint but I thought I would share them.

The first is an Antioch mint Gordian III. I bought this purely on impulse as I don't usually buy Gordian III ants. but when I did (in the dim and distant past) I was trying to obtain eastern issues. This one called out to me and was cheap enough not to pass by.

Gordian Antoninianus
Obv:â€" IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate draped bust right
Rev:â€" P M TR P II COS P P, Providentia standing left with globe and transverse sceptre
Minted in Antioch.
RIC 172.



It wouldn't be me if I hadn't also bought some eastern denarii of Septimius Severus. I already have plenty of examples of the first but only have a poor, chipped example of the second. I shouldn't have bought them as I really didn't need them and the money could have been spent on something else but sometimes we just get carried away with things.

Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:â€"IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right
Rev:â€" MONET AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales in right hand, cornucopiae in left
Minted in Emesa. A.D. 194 - 195
Reference:â€" BMC 380ff. RIC 411a. RSC 330

A strongly struck example with good detail. The obverse is a little off-centre but otherwise pleasing.



Septimius Severus denarius
Obv:â€"IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right
Rev:â€" • T • R • P • III IMP • â€" • V COS • II (first I in form of Gamma), Two captives seated at base of trophy
Minted in Emesa. A.D. 195
Reference:â€" BMC 410. RIC 435. RSC 658



Martin