329, Lot: 479. Estimate $100. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 19.20 g, 12h). Rome mint. Struck AD 196-197. Laureate head right / Septimius Severus on horseback right, raising hand in salute, being led by soldier. RIC IV 719a; Banti 2. Good Fine, glossy green patina, scrape in Severus’ hair, patina flaking on the edge. Rare.

From the Fairfield Collection.