Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1878. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2002.  Sold For $350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AV Indian Imitation Aureus (8.11 gm). Laureate head right / Caracalla and Geta standing facing one another, holding Victory on a globe between them. Cf. RIC IV 255. Pierced three times, one hole filled with large plug of gold to bring the coin back up to full weight. Interesting. ($500)

From the Marc Melcher Collection.