Septimius Severus. Sestertius

Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 211 AD, Sestertius, 22.26g. Cf. BM-262, pl. 61.8 (As not Sest.). Obv: L - SEPT SEVE - RVS PIVS AV[G] Head laureate r. Rx: FORT RED P M TR P XIX CO[S III P P] around, S C in exergue, Fortuna Redux seated l., holding rudder and cornucopia, wheel under seat. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Rauch, 10. Fernauktion, 2 March 2006, lot 523. The As of this type is well known, but this is apparently the first recorded sestertius. The Fortuna Redux reverse type for the living Septimius is interesting, since it suggests that the emperor had already begun to make plans for his return from Britain to Rome when he fell ill and died at York on 4 Feb. 211 AD.. VF