Septimius Severus. Sestertius; Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, Rome, 198 AD, Sestertius, 22.12g. Unpublished middle-period sestertius type. Obv: L SEPT SEV AVG - IMP XI PART MAX, Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r. Rx: VICT PARTHICAE around (legend weak), S - C across field, Victory advancing l., holding wreath and trophy, at her feet captive seated l. with arms tied behind back. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; ex Empire Coins, March 1995. Apparently unique, and only the second recorded sestertius of Septimius Severus that uses this middle-period obverse legend ending IMP XI PART MAX. For the first such coin, with reverse legend VICTORIAE AVGG FEL S - C, see BMC-p. 315 (confirmation required, since Cohen-722 cites no source).Green patina on obverse; isolated rough surfaces on reverse. aVF