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Lot 3462 SESSION 11 (Friday at 9.30am) Roman
Estimate $300
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SOLD $290
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, (A.D.193-211), AE sestertius, (23.43 grams), Rome mint, commemorative issue, struck shortly after his death, obv. bearded bare head to right, around DIVO SEPTIMIO SEVERO PIO, rev. CONSECRATIO around, funeral pyre, (S.7055, RIC 490B, BMC 49). Attractive apple-green patina, very fine and very rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 62 (lot 2030).
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