Help For Attribution Sept. Severus Denarius Emesa

The II are beneath be bust so it is COS-II. Still RIC 428.

I have a strong liking for the VICTOR SEVER AVG type as it names the emperor on both sides. I have gathered a few examples over the years.

I will share my RIC 428s..... Some of which I bought because they share obverse dies with other coins and I like making die links.






I also have an unusual barbarous imitative of the type


There is another VICTOR SEVER AVG type, which is from the earlier COS I issue

Obv:- IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS I, Laureate head right
Rev:- VICTOR SEVER AVG, Victory walking right, holding trophy in both hands
Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194 - 195
References:- BMCRE -, RIC -, RSC -

2.80g, 18.22mm, 180o



The VICTOR SEVER AVG type comes after the earlier IVST AVG type which seems to laud Clodius Albinus on the reverse.

These types start back with the earliest A.D. 193 - "AVG" busts

Obv:- IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, Laureate head right
Rev:- VICTOR IVST AVS (sic), Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left .
Minted in Emesa, Late A.D. 193
References:- RIC 362 var, RSC 738 var, BMCRE 388 var. All list VICTOR IVST AVG.

3.26g, 18.83mm, 0o



Obv:- IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, Laureate head right
Rev:- VICTOR IVST AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left
Minted in Emesa, Late A.D. 193
References:- RIC 362 (Rare), RSC 738, BMCRE 388.

2.62g, 17.45mm, 180o



The following is probably from the and of the AVG issue

Obv:- IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, Laureate head right
Rev:- VICTOR IVST AVG II COS, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left
Minted in Emesa. A.D. 193
Ref:- BMCRE W338 note. RIC 362a (Rated R2). RSC 740a

2.96g, 18.79mm, 180o

Only one other example known - "reported by Bickford-Smith from Dura Europus 942"
All references cite the same coin from the 3rd Dura Hoard, Num. Notes and Monographs, 55, Pg 46. No. 216



Obv:- IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG II C, Laureate head right
Rev:- VICTOR IVST AVS (sic), Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left .
Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194
References:- RIC -, RSC -, BMCRE -.

2.88g, 18.84mm, 0o



Obv:- IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG II CO, Laureate head right
Rev:- VICTOR IVST AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left .
Minted in Emesa, Early A.D. 194
References:- RIC -, RSC -, BMCRE -.

2.98g, 17.65mm, 180o



Then this COS I is contemporary with the other COS I above

Obv:- IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS I, Laureate head right
Rev:- VICTOR IVST AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left
Minted in Emesa, A.D. 193
References:- RIC Page 139 (-) (this reverse legend not listed for COS I)

2.22g, 18.88mm, 0o