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
P M TR
P IIII COS II P P (Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. High priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)