Lot 618
Septimius Severus (AD 193-211), Gold Aureus, 6.9g. Septimius Severus (AD 193-211), Gold Aureus, 6.9g. Mint of Rome, AD 202. SEVER P AVG P M TR P X COS III, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Rev. FVNDA-T-OR PACIS, emperor, veiled and togate, standing left, holding branch and scroll (RIC -; BMC -; Calicó -). Amazing medallic portrait, superb mint state. This unique Aureus falls in the very rare grouping of RIC 177-180, dated TR P X (AD 202). The reverse type appears in the issue immediately prior, RIC 160, which is undated but was struck in AD 200/1. Although it is most likely that this coin is simply a hitherto unknown type stemming from a very rare issue, it is also possible that it is a mule combining a current obverse die with a reverse die from the preceding issue.
Estimated Value $35,000-UP.
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| Realized $35,100 |
