The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 29, July 10, 2005, Article 18

ARTICLE ON COINS OF THE SEPTIMIUS FAMILY

Arthur Shippee also writes: "Here is an interesting feature on
coins of the Severans (not the 'Septimius family'):

"One of my customers told me that she was trying to interest
her daughter of 25 years in coin collecting. The customer said,
“I told her collecting is all about the story behind the coins.
My daughter told me, ‘It had better be a pretty darn good
story to interest me.’ So that’s why I’m calling you. I need
a coin collection with a great story.”

“What kind of a story do you want?” I asked.

“I’m afraid it’ll have to be a soap opera,” she replied.

Almost immediately the story of the ancient Roman Septimius
family came to mind. I knew part of the story because I had
collected some of the coins, but little did I know just how
convoluted this clan was. The more I researched it, the more
intrigued I became."

To read the full article, see: Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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