Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1909. Closing Date: Sep 25, 2002. SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. BID Estimate $400 SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.06 gm). Struck 194 AD. Emesa mint. IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG, laureate head right / FELICITAS TEMPORVM II COS, basket of fruit and grain. RIC IV -; BMCRE -; RSC -. Toned VF. Rare first obverse legend from Emesa. Unpublished reverse type with the very rare ending II COS. ($400) From the Marc Melcher Collection. Lot sold for $605, plus buyers fees. Used by permission of Classical Numismatic Group, www.cngcoins.com.