SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (2.69 gm). Laodicea mint. Struck 196 AD. L SEPT SEV P-ERTE AVG IMP I-I, laureate head right / BON-I E-VENTVS, Bonus Eventus standing left holding basket of fruits in right hand, grain ears in left. RIC IV 447 var.; BMCRE 427 var.; RSC 67 var. Toned VF. Unrecorded variety with PERTE. ($40) SOLD From bpmurphy.com, November, 2002, by permission of Barry Murphy.