SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (2.74 gm). Laodicea mint. Struck 196 AD. L SEPT SEV P-ERET AVG IMP II, laureate head right / IOBI VICTO, Jupiter seated left, holding Victory in right hand, sceptre in left. RIC IV 454 var.; BMCRE 431 var.; RSC 247a var. Lightly toned VF. ($75) From bpmurphy.com, November, 2002, by permission of Barry Murphy.