Septimius Severus AR Denarius. Laodicea mint, 194 A.D. L SEPT SEV PERTE AVG
 IMP II, Laureate head r. / FORT RDVC, Fortuna (Hilaritas), standing front,
 head l., holding long palm and cornucopiae. RSC 157 var.

 Minted in Laodicea 194 A.D.
 References . RIC 453 var. RSC 157 var..
 This is a variation of RIC 453. There are variations in both the obverse and
 reverse legends. The Obverse legend has PERTE as ooposed to PERT and the
 II is under the bust. The reverse legend reads "FORT RDVC" as opposed to the
 normal "FORT REDVC".


  Contributed by Martin Griffiths, March, 2004.