The Roman Empire. Septimius Severus, 193 – 211.
Aureus 205, AV 7.20 g. SEVERVS – PIVS AVG Laureate head r. Rev. P M TR P XIII – COS III P P Jupiter, naked but for cloak over shoulders, standing l. and holding thunderbolt and sceptre; at feet l., eagle. C 468. BMC 469. RIC 196. Calicó 2508.
Rare. Good extremely fine
Ex Ratto 8-14 February 1928, colonel Reginald Keble Morcom, 3316; Ars Classica XVII, 1934, R. Burrage, 881 and Künker 347, 2021, 1173 sales. From the Karnak hoard of 1901.
Graded Ch AU Strike 5/5 Surface 5/5, NGC certification number 6556713-065