Septimius Severus - Eastern Early IMP VIII - Trophy and arms

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The Trophy and arms type is common enough in the eastern COS II issues of Septimius Severus but appears to be less common in the early eastern IMP issues. RIC and BMCRE confue matters a little with the IMP II series by erroneously creating an IMP I issue, which is simply a mis-reading of IMP II. The primary references don't cite any in the IMP VIII issue though they do exist.

I have many (too many) examples from the across the COS II issues but will illustrate them all with a single coin...

Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right
Rev:– INVICTO IMP, Trophy with captured arms below
Minted in Emesa, A.D. 194 – 195
References:– RIC 389 (Scarce), RSC 232

Here are some illustrative examples from the IMP II issue:-

Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERET AVG IMP - II, Laureate head right
Rev:– INVICTO IMPER, Trophy with arms below
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare, A.D. 194-5
References:– RIC -. BMCRE-. RSC-.

RIC 441a corr. would be the same type but INVICTO IMP

Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERET AVG IMP - II, Laureate head right
Rev:– INVICTO IMP, Trophy with arms below, dejected captive seated beneath, shield on knees, sword below exergue
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare, A.D. 194-5
References:– RIC 441 corr.

Now for the IMP VIII series:-

Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, Laureate head right
Rev:– INVICT IMP, Trophy with arms below, dejected captive seated beneath, shield on knees, sword below exergue
Minted in Laodicea ad Mare, A.D. 196 – 197
References:– RIC -, RSC -, BMCRE -

Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, Laureate head right
Rev:– INVICT IMP, Trophy with arms below, dejected captive seated beneath (no shield), sword below exergue
Minted in Laodicea ad Mare, A.D. 196 – 197
References:– RIC -, RSC -, BMCRE -

Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, Laureate head right
Rev:– INVICT IMP, Trophy with arms below
Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare, A.D. 196 – 197
References:– RIC -. BMCRE-. RSC-.

I received another example of the same type this week from different dies. I coudn't turn down the chance to obtain another example....