- Choice Extremely Fine Emperor Septimius Severus Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
- Issued 198 CE at Laodicea ad Mare Eastern mint.
- Rare blundered obverse legend mint error with L SEPE SEVERVS, instead of L SEP SEVERVS
- Superb portrait of the Emperor.
- 3.84g (heavy flan) , RIC 497a Variety, RSC 642 Variety.
- Pedigree: Ex. CNG Private Sale with ticket.
- NGC Certified to AU, colorfully toned.
- Obverse: L SEPE SEVERVS PER AVG P M IMP XI, laureate head right.
- Reverse: SALVTI AVGG, Salus seated left feeding snake coiled around altar.
- Salus was the goddess of safety and welfare. Her temple on the Quirinal at Rome, dedicated in 302 BC, was the scene of an annual sacrifice on August 5.