Septimius Severus AR Denarius, 197 AD. Obv: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIIII: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right. Rev: LIBERO PATRI: Bacchus (Liber), standing front, head left, right hand on head (crowning himself?) and holding thyrsus in left hand; at feet, left, leopard - RIC IV Septimius Severus 99 - 2.78g, 16mm