Septimius Severus. 40-as

Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 207-8 AD, As, 10.61g. BMC-814 note. Obv: L SEPTIMIVS SEVE - RVS PIVS AVG Bust laureate r. with fold of aegis on front shoulder and behind neck. Rx: VICTORIAE AVG - [G] on l. and r., S C in exergue, Victory holding whip and reins in biga of horses prancing r. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Kunker 318, 11 March 2019, lot 1390. This long obverse legend, instead of the usual SEVERVS PIVS AVG, occurs on just this one obverse die for asses struck in 207-8 AD.. EF