Septimius Severus. 40-as

Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 196 AD, As, 10.42g. BM-607, pl. 26.1 (same obv. die). Obv: [IMP VIII], Head laureate r. Rx: ADVENTVI AVG [FELICISSIMO] around, S C in exergue, Septimius on horseback r., raising r. hand in greeting, while a helmeted figure on r. leads his horse by the rein. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; acquired from Tintinna, March 2017. Septimius' As of this type is considerably rarer than his corresponding sestertius.. EF / VF