L SEPT
SEV PERT AVG IMP III (Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus, Imperator Tertium. Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, emperor (Augustus), supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time.)
Reverse description
Roma (?), helmeted, draped, seated right, holding spear in right hand and parazonium in left hand.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
TR P
IMP III COS II P P (Translation: Tribunicia Potestate, Imperator Tertium, Consul Secundum, Pater Patriae. Holder of tribunician power, supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time, consul for the second time, father of the nation.)