SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.57 gm). Struck 196-197 AD. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right / ARAB ADI-AB COS II P P, Victory walking left, holding wreath in right hand, trophy in left. RIC IV 76; BMCRE 157; RSC 51. VF. ($35) From bpmurphy.com, November, 2002, by permission of Barry Murphy.