Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 1040. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.02 g, 11h). Alexandria mint. Struck 194 AD. Laureate head right / Thunderbolt on throne. RIC IV -; Bickford-Smith -; BMCRE -; RSC -; FMRO III, 1, 2640; CNG 60, 1747. Good VF, toned, light marks on reverse. Extremely rare, this is only the fourth recorded specimen. ($300)