Septimius Severus Denarius.ric 493 Miner Victric Laodicea Ad Mare

There are other varieties.

Obv:- L SEPT SEVER PERT - AVG IMP VIII, Laureate head right
Rev:- MINER VICTRIC, Minerva standing left, holding sceptre, resting right hand on shield
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 196 - 197
Reference:- BMCRE -. Cohen -. RIC -. RSC -.



Same mint but eatlier

Obv:- L SEPT SEV PERET AVG IMP I-I, Laureate head right
Rev:- MINER VICTRIC, Minerva standing left, holding sceptre, resting right hand on shield
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 196 - 197
Reference:- BMCRE -. Cohen -. RIC -. RSC -

Let us start with an update to RIC based on current thinking.

RIC has two issues:-

L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII and
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII

current thinking is that the IMP VII series does not exist and the coins RIC 466 to 471 are all mis-readings of IMP VIII coins. As such these two issues in RIC and BMCRE should be merged into a single issue all reading IMP VIII with a variets of legend breaks.

The IMP VII coins are:-
ARAB ADIABENIC
BON EVENT
BONI EVENTVS
FORT REDVC (Fortuna standing, rudder and cornucopia)
FORT REDVC (Fortuna seated, rudder and cornucopia)
VICTOR AVG (Victory adv. left)

The IMP VIII also includes some obverse legend oddities which have SEVER spelled out

BONA SPES
BONI EVENT
BONI EVENTVS (eliminating 468 above)
CERER FRVGIF
CERER FRVGIFER
FORT REDVC (Fortuna standing, rudder and cornucopia) (eliminating 469 above)
FORT REDVC (Fortuna standing, cornucopia in each hand)
FORT REDVC (Fortuna seated, rudder and cornucopia) (eliminating 470 above)
FORTA (sic) REDVC (Fortuna seated, rudder and cornucopia)
FORT REDVG (Fortuna standing, long branch and cornucopia)
FORT REDVC (Fortuna standing, long branch and cornucopia)
FORT REDVC (Fortuna standing, patera and cornucopia)
IOVI INVICTO
IOVI INVICTO (with SEVER obv)
LIBER AVG
LIBERTA (sic) AVG
MINER VICTRIC
MONET AVG
MONETA AVG
VICTOR AVG (Victory adv. left) (eliminating 471)
VICTORIA AVG (Victory standing right holding shield)
VIRTVTI AVG (Mars adv right) (Aureus)

I actively collect these and will share some illustrations below where I have merged the two series.

ARAB ADIABENIC (here we see the obverse legend ending IMP VII-I from which you can see how it could be mis-read as VII)

a more normal IMP VIII

This example is missing the palm

BON EVENT


BONA SPES

BONI EVENT (none to show)
BONI EVENTVS

CERER FRVGIF

CERER FRVGIFER (none to show)
FORT REDVC (Fortuna standing, rudder and cornucopia) (eliminating 469 above)
Here the legend is broken VI-II

FORT REDVC (Fortuna standing, cornucopia in each hand)



FORT REDVC (Fortuna seated, rudder and cornucopia) (eliminating 470 above)



FORTA (sic) REDVC (Fortuna seated, rudder and cornucopia)

FORT REDVG (Fortuna standing, long branch and cornucopia)
FORT REDVC (Fortuna standing, long branch and cornucopia)


FORT REDVC (Fortuna standing, patera and cornucopia)

Here are some others that don't fit within the RIC listings....

ARAB DIABENIC (sic)

FORTA REDVC, Fortuna standing left, long palm and cornucopiae


FORTV [RE]DVC (Fortuna seated, branch and cornucopia)

INVICT IMP

INVICT IMP, Trophy with arms below, dejected captive seated beneath (no shield)

INVICT IMP, Trophy with arms below, dejected captive seated beneath (shield)

LIERTA (sic.) AVG

MARTI VICT, Mars advancing right


Some SEVER legends
FORT REDVC (R corrected from A), Fortuna seated rudder and cornucopia

INVICTO IMP, Trophy with arms

LIB-ER AVG (Liberalitas seated)

MINER VICTRIC

MONET AVG


VIRTVT-I AVG, Mars walking right

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