Septimius Severus, Rome mint, 197 AD.,
Denarius (15-16 mm / 3,23 g),
Obv.: L SEPT SEV PE[RT] - [AVG I]MP VIIII , laureate head of Septimius Severus right.
Rev.: [MVNIF]ICENTIA AVG , cuirassed elephant advancing right.
RIC 100 ; BMC 224 ; Coh. 349 ; RSC 349 .
Commemorates the games also mentioned in the Historia Augusta that were given by Severus in mid 197 prior to his departure on his second Parthian expedition
- or the games celebrating the victory over Clodius Albinus near Lugdunum on 19 Feb. 196.