Watch List notes:

Septimius Severus. Denarius; Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD. 'Emesa', 194 AD, Denarius, 3.26g. Cf. C-628 (3 Fr.), RIC-418, and BMC-390 note (there obv. COS II not II C and rev. SAECVLI FELICIT). Obv: IMP CAE L.SEP SE - V PERT AVG II C Head laureate r. Rx: SAECVLI FELICITAS Crescent and seven stars. Apparently unpublished with this combination of the rare early obverse legend ending II C and the reverse legend SAECVLI FELICITAS fully written out, not abbreviated. A denarius in Budapest, described by BMC-390 note, also has the unabbreviated reverse legend, but combined with an anomalous obverse legend ending CO III. C. Clay has a plaster cast of that Budapest coin and considers it to be an ancient imitation, so of little relevance to our piece. VF

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