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R1443 – ROMAN BRITAIN, Septimius Severus (A.D. 193-211), Æ As, 7.08g., Rome mint, A.D. 209, SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right, rev., P M TR P XVII COS III P, Victory seated right on pile of armor, holding palm and sheild, trophy to right, SC in exergue, (RIC 783), almost very fine. $125 SOLD

The victory celebrated here is most likely an anticipated victory against the Pictish tribes of Northern Britain.