Sale: CNG 60, Lot: 1744. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 May 2002.  Sold For $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.36 gm). Struck 194 AD. Emesa mint. Laureate head right / S P Q R OPTIM-O PBINCIPI (sic), Severus on horseback left, holding spear. RIC IV 415 var. (engraver's error); BMCRE 389 var. (same); RSC 652 var. (same). EF, scarce. ($200)

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