Dynastic Aureus

CNG 93, Lot: 1190. Estimate $25000. Sold for $51000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus, with Julia Domna, Caracalla, and Geta. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.39 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 202. SEVER P AVG P M TR P X COS III, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / FELICITAS above, SAECVLI below, laureate and draped bust of Caracalla right; facing, draped bust of Julia Domna; bareheaded and draped bust of Geta left. RIC IV 181c; Calicó 2593. EF, traces of deposits, light scratch on reverse. Rare and popular type.

From the Robert O. Ebert Collection.