Septimius Severus, 193-211. Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 3.38 g, 6 h), Rome, 204. SEVERVS PIVS AVG Laureate head of Septimius Severus to righr. Rev. COS III LVDOS SAECVL FEC Liber (Bacchus), on the left, standing right, wearing leopard's skin and holding cantharus in his right hand and scepter in his left; panther at feet; facing Hercules, on the right, leaning right on club and holding lion's skin with his left hand. BMC 315. Cohen 109. RIC 257. Areas of weakness, otherwise, very fine.


This interesting issue was struck to commemorate the ludi saeculares of 204.