Watch List notes:

Septimius Severus. Denarius; Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 197 AD, Denarius, 2.84g. BM-224, C-349 (3 Fr.), RIC-100. Obv: L SEPT SEV PERT - AVG IM[P VIIII] Head laureate r. Rx: [MVN]IFICENTIA AVG Elephant walking r., with hatching on body to represent its wrinkled skin. Commemorates the games also mentioned in the Historia Augusta that were given by Severus in mid 197 prior to his departure on his second Parthian expedition.. EF