L SEPT
SEV PERT AVG IMP VII (Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Imperator Septimum. Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the seventh time.)
Reverse description
Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak tied round waist, advancing right, holding transverse spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left hand.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
DIVI M
PII F P M TR P III COS II P P (Translation: Divi Marci Pii Filius Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Tertia, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Son of divine Marcus Pius, high priest, holder of tribunician power for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)