Septimius Severus AR denarius, 2.80 gr, 17.58 mm. Rome. 198-200 AD.  

Obv: L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate head right.
Rev: MARTI VICTORI, Mars, helmeted, naked to waist, chlamys draped 
over left arm, standing facing, head left, holding spear, right 
hand on shield resting on helmet.

RIC 134; RSC 320; cf Sear 6312 (obv. legend).

With permission of TimeLine Originals (www.time-lines.co.uk), June, 2011