198 NGC Ch XF Septimius Severus Roman Empire Denarius Jupiter Thunderbolt Superb (19042804C)Roman Empire denarius, 3. 2g, minted 198 200 CE, RIC 131. Emperor Septimius Severus, victor in the Civil Wars following the death of Commodus. Established the Severan Dynasty. Certified by NGC to Ch XF. Remarkable detail in the nude figure of Jupiter! Obverse: L SEPT SEV AVG IMP XI PART MAX, laureate bust of emperor right. Reverse: IOVI PROPVGNATOR, Jupiter hurrying right, bradishing thunder bolt and raising left hand, wrapped in cloak. Jupiter was