these cards offer a fascinating glimpse into the bravery and camaraderie of soldiers from different eras
An excellent example retaining its military character
All periods are supplemented with rare in-wear photographs
An intriguing chapter compares the etch patterns used by SS blade producers
military display
Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD, AR Denarius, Roma, struck c. 209 AD star these cards offer a fascinatingThis Septimius Severus silver Denarius from Roma circa 209 AD Obverse SEVERVS PIVS AVG, Head of Septimius, laureate, right, bearded Reverse: Reverse RESTITVTOR VRBIS, Roma, helmeted, draped to feet, seated left on a round shield, holding palladium on extended right and scepter, nearly vertical, in left: her feet rest on a stool 19. 31mm, 2. 3g, 7h General Restitvtor Vrbis ('Restititor Urbis'), meaning 'Restorer of Rome' symbolises the rebuilding by