Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1896. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2002.  Sold For $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS and CARACALLA. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.15 gm). Struck 201 AD. Laureate head of Septimius right / Laureate and draped bust of Caracalla right, seen from behind. RIC IV 157; BMCRE 187 note; RSC 2b. Toned, good VF, minor porosity. ($750)

From the Marc Melcher Collection.