Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1872. Closing Date: Sep 25, 2002. SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. BID Estimate $2000 SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AV Aureus (7.05 gm). Struck 209 AD. Laureate head right / Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopiae. RIC IV 278a; BMCRE 348 var. (bust left); Cohen 297. VF, light scratches in fields, slight wave in flan. Rare. ($2000) From the Marc Melcher Collection. Lot sold for $2000, plus buyers fees. Used by permission of Classical Numismatic Group, www.cngcoins.com.