Septimius Severus, AR denarius, 199-201 AD, Rome. 17.5mm, 3.15 gr.

L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right
MARTI VICTORI, Mars, helmeted, naked to waist, chlamys draped 
over left arm, standing facing, head left, holding spear, 
right hand on shield which is resting on the head of a captive 
seated left.

RIC 134; RSC 320

Courtesy of CGB France, May 2011
Auction Monnaies 13. Lot 372.