CNG 94, Lot: 1182. Estimate $5000. Sold for $10000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.24 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 193-194. IMP CAE • L • SEP SEV • PERT • AVG, laureate head right / VIRT • AV G TR P • COS, Virtus standing left, holding Victory and reversed spear. RIC IV 24; Calicó 2570; BMCRE 32; Biaggi 1114. Good VF, short, hairline flan crack, spot of die rust on obverse.