SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (2.61 gm). Laodicea mint. Struck 195 AD. L SEPT SEV P-ERTE AVG IMP I-I, laureate head right / BONA SPES, Spes walking left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 444b; BMCRE 425; RSC 57a. Nice VF, some toning spots on the reverse. ($45) SOLD From bpmurphy.com, November, 2002, by permission of Barry Murphy.