Septimius Severus. Sestertius

Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 207 AD, Sestertius, 21.55g. Cf. BMC-p. 347 (obv. legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG). Obv: L SEPTIMIVS SE - VERVS PIVS AVG Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r. Rx: P M TR P XV COS III P [P] around, S C in exergue, Septimius holding vertical spear and [statuette of Victory] on horse pacing l. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Rauch 87, 8 Dec. 2010, lot 559. Apparently only the second known sestertius of this type dated TR P XV; the other, with short obverse legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG, was reported by C-496 from the Dupre Collection. For the earliest depiction on sestertii of what was very likely the same equestrian statue of Septimius Severus, see lot 134 above.Reverse shows substantial traces of old, probably ancient, silvering. VF / F