Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1952. Estimate $600.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2002.  Sold For $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CARACALLA, SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. AR Denarius (3.03 gm). Struck 201 AD. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right, seen from behind / AETERNIT IMPERI, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Septimius right vis à vis laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla left. RIC IV 32b; BMCRE 158 note; RSC 2. Good VF, very minor porosity. Rare. ($600)

From the Marc Melcher Collection.