Watch List notes:

Septimius Severus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 202-210. SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate bust right / LAETITIA TEMPORVM, the spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing left, with the turning posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina's other monuments visible in between; above the ship, four quadrigas racing left; below, seven animals: an ostrich at left and a bear at right; between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison. RIC 274; BMC 343. 3.43g, 20mm, 6h.

Very Fine, attractive deep old cabinet tone. Very Rare.

Ex Gemini Auction IV, 8 January 2008, lot 441;
Ex CNG Mail Bid 73, 13 September 2006, lot 634;
Ex Alexandre de Barros Ship Collection, CNG 47, 16 September 1998, lot 1776;
Ex Classical Numismatic Review 23, January 1998, lot 89.