CNG 87, Lot: 1021. Estimate $500. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.89 g, 6h). Dynastic issue. Rome mint. Struck AD 201-202. Laureate head of Septimius Severus right / Laureate and cuirassed busts of Septimius and Caracalla, vis-à-vis. RIC IV 250; RSC 1. VF, light porosity, a few minor edge splits. Extremely rare.