EMPIRE, GOLD AUREUS OF SEVERUS II, Trier, 305-306 AD, 5,195g, 6h. Calicó 5000 (same dies). Very rare. Lightly toned. Perfectly centered and struck on a broad flan. Superb portrait of great style. Extremely fine. From the Beaurains hoard (1922) On 21 September 1922, in the territory of Beaurains (northern France), an outstanding hoard was found by two Belgian workmen who were digging for clay... It contained several hundred gold and silver coins, some forty gold medallions, jewels, cameos and various silverware, most likely the property of the family of a very high officer serving in Gaul. Part of the hoard went to the market, while a good share ended up in the Arras Museum and in the British Museum.