Ancients
Severus Alexander (AD 222-235). AV aureus (20mm, 6.48 gm, 7h). NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 5/5. Rome, AD 230. IMP SEV ALE-XAND AVG, laureate bust of Severus Alexander right, drapery on left shoulder / P M TR P VIIII-CO-S-III P P, emperor as Romulus, radiate, wearing tunic and sagum (military cloak), walking right, transverse spear in right hand, trophy in left over shoulder. RIC IV, Part II, 103. Calicó 3121. Perfectly struck from fresh, artistic dies on gleaming flan.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 87 (8 October 2015), lot 313.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD