Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1870. Closing Date: Sep 25, 2002. SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. BID Estimate $1000 SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AV Aureus (7.20 gm). Struck 207 AD. Laureate head right / Roma seated left, holding palladium in right hand, sceptre in left, round shield on ground at her side. RIC IV 288; BMCRE 358; Cohen 605. Near VF, possibly gilt. ($1000) From the Marc Melcher Collection. Ex Busso Peus Auktion 369 (31 October 2001), lot 630. Lot sold for $1200, plus buyers fees. Used by permission of Classical Numismatic Group, www.cngcoins.com.