Septimius Severus. Denarius; Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 206 AD, Denarius, 3.08g. BM-496, C-480 (5 Fr.), RIC-202. Obv: SEVERVS - PIVS AVG Head laureate r. Rx: P M TR P XIIII COS III P P Septimius on horse prancing r., holding spear horizontally by waist, with point behind him rather than in front. Rare: only five specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. CoinArchives Pro shows two other specimens with the emperor's spear pointed backwards, as well as several specimens on which the spear point is unclear. An aureus of the same type with the spear pointed forward: BMC pl. 40.9.. MS
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