SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (2.90 gm). Laodicea mint. Struck 198 AD. L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG PIV IMP XI PAR P M, laureate head right / AR AD TR P VI COS II P P, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, palm in left. RIC IV 494A var.; BMCRE pg. 280 var.; RSC 52a var. Lightly toned, EF. Very Rare obverse legend. ($400)SOLD From bpmurphy.com, November, 2002, by permission of Barry Murphy.