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Triton XX Sessions 1 & 2 10 January 2017
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Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (21mm, 6.57 g, 12h). Rome mint. 5th emission, AD 225. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust right / VICTO RIA AVG, Victory advancing left, holding wreath in her extended right hand and palm frond with her left. RIC IV –; Calicó 3141 (this coin illustrated); BMCRE –; Biaggi 1340 (this coin). EF, toned, underlying luster. Extremely rare, the second and finest known.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 1072; Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 790; Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection, 1340.
This type is known for denarii (cf. RIC IV 180, RSC 564, and BMCRE 271-3).
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 1072; Numismatica Ars Classica 40 (16 May 2007), lot 790; Leo Biaggi de Blasys Collection, 1340.
This type is known for denarii (cf. RIC IV 180, RSC 564, and BMCRE 271-3).