Septimius Severus. Sestertius

Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 196 AD, Sestertius, 19.20g. BM-595. Obv: L SEPT SEV PERT - AVG IMP VIII Head laureate r. Rx: ADVENTVI A[VG FELICISSIMO] around, S C in exergue, Septimius on horseback r. raising r. hand in greeting, Virtus holding vexillum leads horse. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex CNG E329, 25 June 2014, lot 479 (Fairfield Collection). Commemorates Septimius' return to Rome after defeating Albinus at Lugdunum in February 196, according to C. Clay's new chronology, not February 197 as traditionally stated.. F