Septimius Severus. Denarius; Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, 197 AD, Denarius, 3.31g. BMC-p. 47, *. Obv: [L SEPT SEV PERT] - AVG IMP VIII, Head laureate r. Rx:[H]ERCVLI - DEFENS, Hercules standing r., naked except for lionskin over l. shoulder, resting r. hand on club behind him, and holding bow before him with l. hand. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; acquired from J. Kern, June 1997. Scarce; only 3 specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. The second edition of BMC V wrongly assigns this type dated IMP VIII to the New Style Eastern mint only; but our specimen, and others in Rome (Gnecchi), Copenhagen, Oxford, and Budapest, all clearly show IMP VIII not VIIII and are in Roman style.Small flan. Near MS