Denarius of Septimius Severus.  Mint of Emesa. AD 194-95.

Obverse: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II. Laureate head right.

Reverse: BONA SPES. Spes standing holding flower and lifting skirt. 

Rated as Scarce in RIC. 

RIC 364. RSC 58. S.1748 (1988) i

Bought London 1999 GB £16 / US $24

Contributed by Stephen Arnold, December, 2002.