Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1912. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 25 September 2002.  Sold For $135. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (2.99 gm). Struck 194 AD. Emesa mint. Laureate head right / FEIICII TEMPOM, grain ear between crossed cornucopiae. RIC IV 373 var. (reverse spelling); BMCRE 350 var. (same); RSC 142a var. (same). Nice VF, nice flan. Unusual spelling on reverse. ($150)

From the Marc Melcher Collection.