Septimius Severus

[SRukke]

I took a better look at this denarius and noticed the legend doesn't appear to match what the seller said it was. Any opinions or help in the attribution would be appreciated.
Here is what it was identified as but I don't see the PM or the XI (only X) in the obverse. It looks more like AVG IMP X to me:

Septimius Severus Denarius, Laodicea ad Mare, 193 - 211 AD, (struck 198 AD), 3.1g, 16mm
OBV: L SEP SEVERVS PER AVG PM IMP XI, Laureate head right
REV: SALVTU AVGG, Salus sitting left feeding serpent coiled around alter
RIC IV 497a, BMCRE 629, RSC 642, Sear 5 #6363, Van Meter 143

[Pekka K]

RIC 119A, Rome mint.

Pekka K

[justus]

As supplement to Pekka K. In RIC this typus is described as:

Septimius Severus
Denarius. Mint of Rome. 197 - 198 AD.
Obv. L SEPT SEV PERT – AVG P M IMP X, head, laureate right
Rev. SALVTI – AVGG, Salus seated left, with patera in right hand feeding snake coiled around altar.
RIC 4a 119A, RSC 641. Scarce.

regards Jürgen

[SRukke]

Your attribution is correct but not your obverse legend. With your help I have found the correct match. Thank you

[maridvnvm]

The obverse legend is L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP X as it should be for RIC 119a.
Martin

[Mark Z]

Comment and Question:

Comment: Very nice portrait!

Question: Due to the seller's incorrect attribution, did you come out better or worse on the transaction?

mz

[SRukke]

Comment and Question:

Comment: Very nice portrait!

Question: Due to the seller's incorrect attribution, did you come out better or worse on the transaction?

mz

I think better as this one is rated scarce. It was under $30 and I am always happy if I can get a decent denarius for that price.  They're both listed as VB1 by Van Meter so I don't know that there's a lot of difference between the 2. But I am actually happy it turned out this was because I think this one is a bit harder to find.