Davissons Ltd.
Auction 36 22 February 2017
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PISIDIA. GALATIA. Antiochia. Severus Alexander. A.D. 222-235. Æ sestertius. 19.81 gm. 31 mm. His laureate head right; IMP CAES SEVER ALEXANDER / She-wolf standing right beneath fig tree, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; COL CAES ANTIOCH around, S R in exergue. Krzyzanowska obv. die X, new rev. die, p. 175, pl. XXX. SNG Copenhagen 55. "A most attractive Very Fine"; well centered on a full round flan; attractive dark patina with earthen highlights.
Ex Harlan Berk Sale 150 (8 August 2006), lot 605.Includes David Sear certificate of authenticity with historical notes.