RIC IV Septimius Severus 488
Denomination: denarius
Material: ar
Authority: septimius_severus
Mint: laodiceia_ad_mare
Manufacture: struck
Date: 0196 to 0197
Obverse legend: L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII
Obverse: Head of Septimius Severus, laureate, right
Obverse portrait: septimius_severus
Reverse legend: HERCVLI DEFENS
Reverse: Hercules, naked except for lion-skin on left arm, standing right, leaning on club in right hand and holding bow in left hand
Reverse portrait: hercules