Septimius Severus (193-211 A.D.) - Silver Denarius - 16.71mm, 2.72gr
Obverse - L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII Severus, his laureate head right	Reverse - ARAB ADI A B CO S II P P Victory, advancing left, holding wreath and trophy. Refers to victory over Niger in the "Arabian-Adiabenian" War.
Minted in Rome in 195 or 196 A.D. (IMP 7, COS 2) Reference: Mattingly, H & Sydenham, E.A., "Roman Imperial Coinage", Volume 4, Part 1 (RIC),  p99 nr 64 Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Vol. 2, p457, nr. 6265, obverse variety IMP VII Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV 4th Revised Edition), p190, nr. 1747 Cohen, H, "Descriptions Historique des Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain" (C), Volume 4, p8, nr 50 Seaby, H.A. & Sear, D.R., "Roman Silver Coins" (RSC), Volume 3, p21, nr. 50 Hill, P.V., "The Coinage of Septimius Severus and his family of the Mint of Rome" (CSS), p14, nr. 183 Mattingly, Carson & Hill, "Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum", Volume 5 (BMC), p42, nr. 133 Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins", p181, nr. 12. Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins" (ERIC),  p178, nr.154 variety O48, (B03, O48, R031, T173, M4) Quality: Fine-