412, Lot: 577. Estimate $300. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 20.10 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 195. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / [PA]RT ARAB PART ADIAB, [C]OS II [P P] in exergue, two captives seated back to back at foot of trophy. RIC IV 690b; Banti 82. VF, dark brown patina with touches of green and red, a hint of smoothing.
From the Matthew Rich Collection. Ex Estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 387, 30 November 2016), lot 477.