Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1058. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009.  Sold For $1225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (7.39 g, 6h). Indian imitation of Rome mint issue of AD 210. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Victory driving galloping quadriga right. Cf. RIC IV 300 (for rev. type); cf. Calicó 2560 (for rev. type). VF, red-gold toning, minor marks, probably ex jewelry.