Watch List notes:

Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Syrian Mint, 194-5 AD, Denarius, 3.38g. Obv. legend var. of BMC-376A (p. 618), C-287 (3 Fr.), and RIC-401. Obv: IMP CA L SE SEP - PER AVG COS II (sic) Head laureate r. Rx: LIBE - R - AVG Liberalitas seated l. holding coin-counter and cornucopia. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection, acquired from Lanz, eBay, 12 January 2009. Liberalitas seated is a scarce Eastern reverse type, not listed in the standard catalogues in combination with this obverse legend omitting three of the normal letters, viz. showing CA for CAE, SE for SEP, and PER for PERT. Obverse legends of this sort are rare and seem to form their own small sub-group in the large Syrian COS II issue. Another example of our coin, from the same dies, was offered by CNG online in July 2001. . EF (220)