Septimius Severus, 193-211. Denarius (Silver, 18 mm, 3.24 g, 1 h), Emesa, 194-195. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II Laureate head of Septimius Severus to right. Rev. S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI Septimius Severus on horseback to left, holding spear in his right hand. BMC 389. Cohen 652. RIC 415. A fresh and lustrous example with a very sharp reverse. The obverse struck from a slightly worn die, otherwise, virtually as struck.
From a European collection, formed before 2005.