CNG 102, Lot: 1031. Estimate $7500. Sold for $9000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 7.20 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 193-194. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT • AVG, laureate head right / VIRT • AVG TR P COS, Virtus, helmeted, standing left, holding Victory on right hand and reversed spear in left. RIC IV 24; Calicó 2570 var. (break in obv. legend); BMCRE 32 var. (same); Biaggi 1114 var. (same). Near EF, lustrous, lightly toned, tiny flan flaw on reverse.