Sale: CNG 61, Lot: 1918. Closing Date: Sep 25, 2002. SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. BID Estimate $200 SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS. 193-211 AD. AR Denarius (3.57 gm). Laodicea mint. L SEPT SEV P-ERET AVG IMP I-I, laureate head right / FORT R-EDEVC, Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. RIC IV 448b var. (PERTE and REDVC); BMCRE 429 var. (REDVC); RSC 160b var. (same). Good VF, broad flan. Unpublished variant. ($200) From the Marc Melcher Collection. Lot sold for $155, plus buyers fees. Used by permission of Classical Numismatic Group, www.cngcoins.com.