ANCIENT COINS. ROMAN. Septimius Severus (A.D. 193-211), Indian imitation of an Aureus, 7.25g, 11h. Copying Roman types, c.early 3rd Century A.D. IMP. CAE.L.STP SEEV.PERTAVG, laureate head facing right. Rev. VIRTAV C-T TEPCOS, Mars standing left, holding a spear, point downward, and Nike, a countermark of three-loop flower on stem above. Pierced and plugged at 12 o'clock, an interesting piece, very fine.
Estimate: $1,250