Septimius Severus. Sestertius

Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 198 AD, Sestertius, 21.03g. BMC-p. 153 corr. (trib. no. misread TR P V). Obv: [L SEPT SEV PERT - AVG IMP X] Head laureate r. Rx: [MART PACIF] P M TR P VI COS II P P around, S - C across field, Mars standing l. placing r. foot on helmet and holding branch and spear. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Dionysos, eBay, 8 July 2015. Not in good condition, but only the second recorded specimen with Septimius' imperial titles added to the reverse legend, and from the same dies as the previously unique example, which is in the Vienna collection. The tribunician number on this coin has previously been misread TR P V, but on our new specimen ...TR P VI C... is clearly legible.. G / VG