Septimius Severus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 197. L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII, laureate head right / MVNIFICENTIA AVG, elephant walking right. RIC 100; BMCRE 224; RSC 349. 3.25g, 17mm, 12h.
Very Fine. Struck on a tight flan. Lightly toned. A pleasing example of the type.
Intended to ensure the continued loyalty of the people of Rome in the aftermath of his defeat of Clodius Albinus, Septimius Severus held public games and gave a second liberality in mid-AD 197, events commemorated with this reverse type.