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. 2.00g, 17mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From a private Danish collection.
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.