TC: Rare Sept Severus Bacchus & Hercules AR 

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS . 193-211 AD. Silver Denarius, 20mm (3.44 gm). . R: '...LVDOS SAECVL FEC.' Bacchus and Hercules standing, facing. cf. RIC. 257. Quite rare and important, VF. This coinn was minted to commemorate the Secular Games of A.D. 204. The games were celebrated with sacrifices, games and a donative. Bacchus and Hercules were the patron saints of Leptis Magna, birthplace of the Emperor. For this reason they were given a prominent role in the celebrations..