283, Lot: 198. Estimate $200. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 21.96 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 196-197. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Mars standing right, holding spear and shield set on ground; cuirass to left. RIC IV 723; Banti 100. Fine, brown patina, traces of red, a few minor flan flaws. Rare. Only one in Coin Archives.