Exceptional Septimius Severus As

295, Lot: 432. Estimate $500. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ As (23mm, 10.73 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 196. Laureate head right / Mars standing right, holding spear and shield set on ground; cuirass to left. RIC IV 716. Good VF, attractive green and red-brown patina. Exceptional for issue.