Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Lot 4862 SESSION 16 - 9.30AM FRIDAY 16 APRIL Ancient Gold Coins - Roman
Estimate $16,000
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SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, (A.D. 193-211), gold aureus, issued 195, Rome mint, (7.26 grams), obv. laureate head to right of Septimius Severus, around L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII, rev. Victory advancing to left, holding open wreath and trophy, around DIVI M P II F P M TR P III COS II P P, (S.-, Calico 2448, RIC 66 = BMC [P.41, citing the specimen from the Karnak hoard currently in Paris and from the same dies as this example]). Extremely fine about as struck, very rare with only four examples known from two obverse and two reverse dies.
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