VICTORIA BRITANNICAE

CNG 87, Lot: 1022. Estimate $750. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ As (26mm, 12.59 g, 6h). “Victoria Britannica” issue. Rome mint. Struck AD 210-211. Laureate head right / Victory standing right, holding vexillum; on either side of her, captive seated right and left respectively. RIC IV 837a. VF, green patina with earthen dusting, old scratch in field on obverse. Rare.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group 82 (16 September 2009), lot 1036.