Septimius Severus AR Denarius. Rome, AD 197. L SEPT SEV P[ERT AVG IMP VIIII], laureate head right / MVNIFI[CENTIA AVG], elephant walking right. RIC 100; BMCRE 224; RSC 349. 3.24g, 18mm, 12h.
Good Fine; toned.
From a private European 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.