Second Known

CNG 90, Lot: 1606. Estimate $25000. Sold for $60000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus, with Caracalla and Geta as Caesar. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.07 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 201. SEVERVS AVG PART MAX P M TR P VIIII, laureate head of Severus right / AETERNIT • IMPERI, confronted busts of Caracalla, laureate, draped, and cuirassed right, and Geta, bare-headed and draped left. RIC IV 174 var. (obv. legend); Calicó 2602 var. (same); Leu 10, lot 233 (same dies). EF, lustrous. Extremely rare, the second known.

Although unpublished, this obverse legend and type are known on denarii for this year (RIC IV 151B-153), and the reverse type is known on aurei for AD 200-202, so it is not surprising to find this new variety.