SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.63 gm). Laodicea mint. Struck 197 AD. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, laureate and cuirassed bust right, aegis on chest / PROVIDEN-TIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding wand over globe in right hand, sceptre in left. RIC IV 491b; BMCRE 456 note; RSC 593. Good VF, very rare bust type. ($400) SOLDEx Kelly Collection (Spink Auction 123, 18 November 1997), lot 1141. From bpmurphy.com, November, 2002, by permission of Barry Murphy.