Rome, 202-210 AD. AR denarius, 3.12 gr., 18.3 mm.                                  

Obv.: SEVERUS PIUS AUG; laureate bust of Septimius Severus to the right.

Rev.: LAETITIA TEMPORUM; the spina of the Circus Maximus decorated as a ship facing to the left, with the turning 

posts at its prow and stern, a sail mounted on the central obelisk, and the spina's other monuments visible in between; 

above the ship, four quadrigas racing to the left; below: seven animals: an ostrich to the left and a bear to the right; 

between them a lion and a lioness chasing a wild ass and a panther attacking a bison. 

Ref.: RIC 274; BMC 343. 
Very rare and desirable. Choice Very Fine.