Watch List notes:

Severus II. AD 306-307. AV Aureus (18mm, 5.08 g, 12h). Alexandria mint, 2nd officina. SEVERV-S AVGVST, laureate head right / CONCORDIA AVG ET CAES, Concordia standing left, holding patera and scepter; B/–//ALE. RIC VI 61 = Depeyrot 10/1 = Calicó 4974; Biaggi –. Near EF, a few minor marks. Extremely rare.


The second known for this variety and the third known aureus of Severus from Alexandria. The other published examples are in the British Museum (cited above) and Depeyrot 11/1 = Vinchon, 2 December 1975, lot 242 (with different obverse legend break, B in right field of reverse).