SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.42 gm). Struck 194-195 AD. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP IIII, laureate head right / MARS PATER, Mars walking right, holding spear in right hand, trophy over left shoulder. RIC IV 46; BMCRE 84; RSC 311. Near VF. ($25) From bpmurphy.com, November, 2002, by permission of Barry Murphy.