209, Lot: 382. Estimate $100. Sold for $82. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.22 g, 11h). Emesa mint. Struck AD 194. Laureate head right / S P Q R OPTIM-O PBINCIPI (sic), Emperor on horseback left, holding spear. RIC IV 415 var. (engraver's error); RSC 652 var. (same). VF, a little porous, flan crack.

This variety with the reverse legend spelled incorrectly is considerably more common than the variety with the correct spelling, which is exceptionally rare.