S. Severus Denarius Laodicea Ad Mare Bona Spes

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pastpost Valued Member France 383 Posts	Posted 07/22/2025 08:55 am Dear friends, I want to share the latest purchase of the denarius.of S. Severus Denarius Laodicea ad Mare Mint.. RIC 472 I found only one speciments in OCRE. https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....472?lang=en No one specimen in acsearch. Obverse L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII- Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right Reverse: BONA SPES. Spes, draped, advancing left, holding flower in extended right hand and raising fold of skirt with left hand Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 07/22/2025 09:29 am Fantastic! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2099 Posts	Posted 07/22/2025 2:41 pm Not an easy one to obtain. I only have one. Obv:- L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, Laureate head right Rev:- BONA SPES, Spes standing left, holding flower in right hand, raising hem of skirt with left Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare, A.D. 196-197 References:- RIC 472, BMCRE pg 111, RSC 59 The same type also occurs on the scarce long obverse legend variety of this issue too. Obv:- L SEPT SEVER P-ERT AVG IMP VIII, Laureate head right Rev:- BONA SPES, Spes standing holding flower and lifting skirt Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 195 Reference(s) - C -. BMCRE -. RIC - (cf RIC 472 wihich is the standard IMP VIII legend). RSC -. 2.33 g. 18.27 mm. 0 degrees Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 07/22/2025 2:44 pm Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 07/22/2025 7:34 pm Really nice to be able to compare the three examples posted! Well done both of you. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
pastpost Valued Member France 383 Posts	Posted 07/23/2025 12:47 am Thank you all for participating and discussing. Thanks for the nice photos of the coins. Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2099 Posts	Posted 07/26/2025 05:53 am Do you have the earlier IMP II issue? Obv:- L SEPT SEV PERTE AVG IMP II, Laureate head right Rev:- BONA SPES, Spes walking left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare, A.D. 194 References:- RIC 444b I have two different obverse legend breaks... PE-RTE P-ERTE Edited by maridvnvm 07/26/2025 05:55 am Report this Post to the Staff
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