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Septimius Severus, AR Denarius, 207, Rome - RIC IV, Part I, 207A (rare)

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Septimius Severus, AR Denarius, 207, Rome - RIC IV, Part I, 207A (rare)
Septimius Severus, AR Denarius, 207, Rome
SEVERVS-PIVS AVG
Laureate head right
P M TR P XV-COS III P P
Africa, wearing elephant-skin headdress, standing facing in long robes, head right, left arm raised and holding out fold of robe, leopard (?) skin draped across arm, lion standing right behind
19mm x 20mm, 3.32g
RIC IV, Part I, 207A

Note: RIC describes the reverse as "holding snake (?)". I believe this is simply the same pose as on RIC 253 with holding out fold of robe.

Grade: aEF/gVF