Arch of Septimius Severus

275, Lot: 107. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.60 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 203. Laureate head right / Arch of Septimius Severus: arch consisting of large central bay and two smaller flanking bays divided by composite columns supporting a large attic, consisting of central inscription tablet flanked by panels each containing two signa; above, facing triumphal quadriga flanked by human figures standing facing, additional figure on horseback on either side. RIC IV 259; RSC 104. Near VF, some porosity.

Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong.