404, Lot: 536. Estimate $200. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 16.79 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 196-197. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Septimius standing left, holding patera over lighted tripod, and facing Caracalla (or attendant) standing right, holding rod(?). RIC IV 730c; Banti 177 var. (obv. bust type). VF, dark green and brown patina with a few red deposits, some light scratches. Rare reverse type, none in the CNG database or on CoinArchives.