Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1911. Estimate $250.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2002.  Sold For $215. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.16 gm). Struck 194 AD. Emesa mint. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG II CO, laureate head right / BONAE SPEI, Spes walking left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC IV 366a; BMCRE 341; RSC 60. Good VF, very nice metal for this issue. Very rare obverse legend. ($250)

From the Marc Melcher Collection.