70, Lot: 79. SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD> AR 
Denarius (17mm, 3.50 gm). Struck 196-197 AD. 
Estimate $75. Sold for $46. 

SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD> AR Denarius 
(17mm, 3.50 gm). Struck 196-197 AD. Laureate 
head right / Minerva standing left, holding 
reversed spear and shield. RIC IV 83; RSC 417. 
Toned, good VF. 
From the Marc Melcher Collection. 

From CNG e-Auction #70, closed August 6, 2003; re-used By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.