Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1907. Closing Date: Sep 25, 
2002.  SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. BID Estimate $400  

 SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (2.08 
 gm). Struck 193 AD. Alexandria mint. Laureate head 
 right / LEG III IT AVG, TR P COS in exergue, 
 legionary eagle between two standards. RIC IV -; 
 BMCRE -; RSC 262 (illustrated but misdescribed); 
 Bickford-Smith "The Imperial Mints in the East for 
 Septimius Severus" in Rivista Italiana 1994/1995, 
 3. Toned, good VF. Very rare. ($400) 
 From the Marc Melcher Collection.
Lot sold for  $400, plus buyers fees.

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