HistoricalCoins New Search Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1858. Closing Date: Sep 25, 2002. SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. BID Estimate $2500 SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AV Aureus (7.25 gm). Struck 193 AD. Laureate head right / Virtus standing left, holding Victory in right hand and reversed spear in left hand. RIC IV 24; BMCRE 32; Cohen 751. Toned, good VF, light marks on the obverse. ($2500) From the Marc Melcher Collection. Ex New York Sale III (7 December 2001), lot 698. Copyright © CNG 2002 Developed by DataArt 2002 Lot sold for $1850, plus buyers fees. Used by permission of Classical Numismatic Group, www.cngcoins.com.