Presale Auction 391 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM Auction 391 (single-session sale)
Thursday 2 July 2026 hours 15:00 (UTC +01:00)
Septimius Severus (193-211), Sestertius, Rome, 194; Æ (25,83 g; 29,7 mm; 12 h)
L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP III Laureate head right, drapery on far shoulder; Rv. AFRICA Africa, wearing elephant-skin headdress, standing right, holding corn-ears in fold of robe; at her feet, lion. RIC 668b; Cohen 26. Reddish riverine patina. Expressive portrait. About extremely fine.
