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Accompanied by his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, Septimius Severus moved his court from Rome to Britain in AD 208 in order to subjugate the northern Barabaric Britannic tribes and restore Hadrian's wall. He established his campaign headquarters at Eboracum (York) but became seriouly ill during his field operations and died there in AD 211. Caracalla and Geta fought along side him as Caesars but were invested as co-Augusti in AD 211. Caracalla murdered his brother later in AD 212 to become the sole Augustus.
 
RIC Vol. IV, SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, Rome Mint, Denarius, No. 335 (AD 210-211)Obverse: Septimius Severus, Laureate head facing right Inscription clockwise from bottom: SEVERVS PIVS AVG BRITReverse: Victory seated left writing on shield Inscription clockwise from bottom: VICTORIAE BRIT(Victorius over Britannia) Edited by jamesicus
03/25/2017 10:06 pm
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Haven't seen this type before, like the expression on the emperors face. He looks content.
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Great portrait! Thanks for sharing.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Rest in Peace
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Love the historical connection and the coin too.
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice, I myself collect the Britain related coins of this period and others. Thanks for sharing!
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Valued Member
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Valued Member
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Valued Member
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Thank you mocking. I especially like coins with significant historical associations.
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Thank you EFLargeCents. Do you collect Britain related coins from particular historical periods?
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Pillar of the Community
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Super coin The Severan dynasty is full of beautiful coins at affordable prices and a fascinating history ..Good choice. Saludos Paul |
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Jamesicus, I collect those coins that were related to Roman campaigns in Britain and those that were minted in London as well.
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Thanks EFLargeCents. Do you own any of the following (very rare) coins? RIC, Volume VI, Londinium, Group I: 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 3A, 4a, 4b, 5 (all Folles with LON mint mark in reverse exergue) RIC , Volume VI, Londinium, Group II: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e 1f, 1g (all Folles with obverse bust of Constantius I and titulature as Augustus -- IMP CONSTANTIVS P [etc ] AVG) -- no mint mark. Please post pics of any of the above coins you may have. Edited by jamesicus
03/29/2017 2:48 pm
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Unfortunately no, I do not have any of those.
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They are indeed very hard to come by -- especially the LON mint mark coins -- I spend quite a bit of time almost every day scouring the internet searching for examples -- the last one I found for sale was about ten years ago!
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