COINS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, AD 193-211. Aureus with Caracalla and Geta, about 201. AV 7.12 g. SEVERVS PIVS AVG - PM TR P VIIII Laureate head r. Rev. AETERNIT IMPERI Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust r. of Caracalla, facing bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust l. of Geta. BMC 203, 254; Calico II, 461, 2598a; RIC 114, 174.
Rare dynastic issue. Extremely fine

Provenance:
Viscount E. de Quelen (1852-1887), Courbeton collection
Auction Rollin & Feuardent, Paris 14-26 May, 1888, 1350
Auction Stack's, New York 17-18 September 1980, 255.