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LOT 3388

Septimius Severus AR Denarius. AD 194-195. Emesa mint.

[IM]P CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG C[OS II], laureate head to right / • T • R • P • III • IMP • V • COS • II, captive seated to right with hands bound behind back; pile of arms in background to right. RIC IV 433; BMCRE 406; RSC 659. Good Very Fine.(3.37gr, 18mm, 6h.).

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

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LOT 3388

Septimius Severus AR Denarius.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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