SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.59 gm). Struck 202 AD. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right / PART MAX P M TR P X, two captives seated at foot of trophy. RIC IV 184; BMCRE 383; RSC 372. Good VF, reverse strike a touch soft. ($45) From bpmurphy.com, November, 2002, by permission of Barry Murphy.