HistoricalCoins New Search Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1859. Closing Date: Sep 25, 2002. SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. BID Estimate $500 SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AV Aureus (7.14 gm). Laureate head right / Septimius, togate and veiled, standing left holding branch. RIC IV 160; BMCRE 189; Cohen 202. Fine, two swastika countermarks on the obverse, possibly from jewelry. ($500) From the Marc Melcher Collection. Copyright © CNG 2002 Developed by DataArt 2002 Lot sold for $640, plus buyers fees. Used by permission of Classical Numismatic Group, www.cngcoins.com.