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Lot 1935       Ancient Gold

Estimate $17,000
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SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, (A.D. 193-211), gold aureus, Emesa mint, issued A.D. 194-5, (7.26 grams), obv. laureate head of Septimius Severus to right, around IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, rev. around ROMA AETERNA, Roma, helmeted, seated to left on cuirass, holding Victory and upright spear, shield by side, (cf.S.1740, cf.RIC 414 [denarius similar], cf.C.614). About as struck, good extremely fine and unique.

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