Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1909. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2002.  Sold For $605. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.06 gm). Struck 194 AD. Emesa mint. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right / FELICITAS TEMPORVM II COS, basket of fruit and grain. RIC IV -; BMCRE -; RSC -. Toned VF. Rare first obverse legend from Emesa. Unpublished reverse type with the very rare ending II COS. ($400)

From the Marc Melcher Collection.