Septimius Severus. Denarius

Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 209 AD, Denarius, 3.60g. BM-1. Obv: SEVERVS - PIVS AVG Head laureate r. Rx: P M TR P XVII - COS III P P on l. and r., Jupiter standing l. holding thunderbolt and reversed spear, between two small standing figures, each raising one or both hands towards Jupiter. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Lanz, eBay, 21 May 2017. On our coin Jupiter's staff has a point with barbs, so could be called a spear rather than a scepter.. EF