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Four different Victoriae Brit reverses commemorating the Severan campaign in Britain around 210AD. All struck at the Rome Mint. Quite possibly the high water point of Ancient Rome and the expanse of the Empire. Septimius Severus   Caracalla  Geta  |
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Beautiful set. Thanks for sharing.
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Great little group. Congrats. That Geta has a nice Heritage. Guess who was just under you.
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Thanks Irbguy, I wish I hadn't beat out someone I knew for that one. This type is so seldom offered for sale, I put in a very strong bid the day before and just let it ride. Wildwinds had a note that said only about 2 dozen of the type are known, which can't possibly be accurate, I am sure more are floating around out there, but Geta is very tough for this type and I was quite shocked I won. I also picked up the two Severans from the same collection, they went surprisingly cheap.
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No worries mate. I was just after a Geta Augustus, and that one caught my eye with its spectacular reverse. But the next lot took care of my need for an Augustus with much less digging. You knew about the set and went for it, whereas I didn't even pay attention to the Sep Sev pieces. I think you deserved the prize.
I went after some nice "Women of Rome" pieces in this sale. They will step forward in due time. But first I have to ask about how to liberate the coins without too much risk of damage. Pliers instead of hammer? Or just leave them be?
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07/01/2017 6:37 pm
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I was watching a couple women pieces but these Brit pieces had been on my radar for a long time, had to devote my budget to them, especially the Geta piece, it is somethinf special. Glad you picked some up!
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I thought about cracking these out, but might not given the pedigree, on the fence.
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All lovely coins. It's nice to see the different reverse types represented too. I have this Geta which is complimentary to the group. Geta denarius Obv:- P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate, bearded head right Rev:- VICTORIAE BRIT, Victory, half-naked, standing left, holding wreath & palm. Minted in Rome. A.D. 210-212 Reference:- RIC 92, RSC 219, BMC 68  |
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Another one for Septimius Severus : obv : SEVERUS PIUS AUG BRIT rev : VICTORIAE BRIT : same as your Geta Ric332, 18 mm , 3.3 gr Mint : Rome : 210/211 .albert   |
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Very nice coins maridvnvm and antwerpen! Thanks for posting them!
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When I was a volunteer excavator at the Roman fort of Vindolanda in northern England in 2010 I had the good fortune to dig up a well-worn Septimius Severus denarius in the barrack's room where I was working.
It was a big thrill for me.
Paul Bulgerin
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Lovely group EF  If you take the pointy part of septimius beard away from coin 1 there isn't a great deal of difference between coins 1,3 & 4. Unmistakably a family group, very nice. |
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Great observation tenbobbit, the busts are all pretty similar in design and style, which I find fascinating. These were all minted at roughly the same time, so it is quite possible the dies were created by the same person/group.
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Super set I notice that Victory here seems decidedly masculine, especially in the first two. Is there any special meaning there, perhaps? |
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