RIC Page 139 ("7b") Inserted here as this is where it appears in the sequence in RIC. It is not placed in the normal sequence of numbers as it is one of the COS I variety, which at the time were thought to be doubtful but have been proven since to exist.) Septimius Severus AR Denarius. Emesa Mint, 194 A.D. IMP CAE L SEP SE.V PERT AVG COS I, Laureate head r. / MONET.A.E AVG, Moneta standing left, holding scales in right hand, cornucopiae in left. RSC 347c. RIC RIC Page 139 (7b) (Rated Scarce). RSC 347c. BMC Page 90 (j) This coin is one of the COS I variety (not the usual COS II), which the RIC authors thought to be doubtful but have been proven since to exist. This example shares the same obverse die as a coin in Doug Smith's collection. Contributed by Martin Griffiths, March, 2004.