SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS.
                                 193-211 AD. AR Denarius
                                 (3.63 gm). Struck 197 AD. L
                                 SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP
                                 VIIII, laureate head right / P
                                 M TR P V COS II P P, Sol
                                 standing left, right hand
                                 raised, holding whip in left.
                                 RIC IV 101; BMCRE 227;
                                 RSC 433. VF, typical short
                                 flan. ($25) 

From bpmurphy.com, November, 2002, by permission of Barry Murphy.