Septimius Severus. Denarius; Septimius Severus; 193-211 AD, New-style Eastern Mint, 197 AD, Denarius, 3.56g. Cf. C-434, citing Paris, 12 Fr., but the Paris piece might be in Roman rather than eastern style. Obv: L SEPT SEV PE - RT AVG IMP X, Head laureate r. Rx: P M TR P - V - C - OS II P P on l. and r., Sol with head radiate, standing l., raising r. hand and holding whip in l. hand. Ex Curtis L. Clay Collection; acquired from Naumann 108, 3 Oct. 2021. The eastern new-style mint, for an unknown reason, struck very few IMP X denarii of Septimius Severus; all such coins seem to come from a single obverse die.High relief obverse. MS