SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.49 gm). Laodicea mint. Struck 197 AD. L SEPT SEV PE-RT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / VICT-O-R AVG, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand. RIC IV -; BMCRE -; RSC -; Bickford-Smith, "The Imperial Mints in the East for Septimius Severus: It is time to begin a thorough reconsideration," in RIN 1994/1995, 33 (this coin). Toned, good VF. Rare reverse type with Victory not holding a palm also. ($125) SOLD Ex Roger Bickford-Smith Collection (CNG Auction 47), lot 1727; G.R. Arnold Collection (Glendining's, 21 November 1984), lot 39. From bpmurphy.com, November, 2002, by permission of Barry Murphy.