Septimius Severus AR Denarius, 1.49 gr, 17.60 mm. Laodicea mint. 194 AD.

Obv: L SEPT SEVER PERT AVG IMP II, laureate head right.
Rev: BONA SPES, Spes walking left, holding flower and raising hem of 
robe.  

RIC 444 var (obverse legend with SEVER); RSC 57 var (same); Sear 6266 
var (mint and legend). 
The Laodicea mint is known for its obverse legend variations. Neither 
RIC nor RSC lists this obverse legend with SEVER. 

With permission of TimeLine Originals (www.time-lines.co.uk), June, 2011