389, Lot: 495. Estimate $500. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MESOPOTAMIA, Edessa. Septimius Severus, with Abgar VIII. AD 193-211. Æ (22mm, 8.53 g, 6h). Laureate head of Septimius right / Diademed and draped bust of Abgar, wearing tiara. BMC 14-26 var. (legends). EF, brown surfaces. Typical blundered legends. Excellent for issue.