Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1913. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2002.  Sold For $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (2.57 gm). Struck 194 AD. Emesa mint. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, laureate head left / INVICTO IMP TROPAEA, trophy. RIC IV 392a var. (bust right); BMCRE 368 var. (same); RSC 235c var. (same). Toned VF. Unrecorded variety with the left facing bust. Very rare. ($1000)

From the Marc Melcher Collection.