Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.61 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special emission, AD 229. VF.

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Lot: 613. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (32mm, 23.61 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special emission, AD 229. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Severus Alexander seated left on curule chair set on platform decorated with bas relief; to left, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia; to right, an officer and a soldier standing left, the soldier holding spear; to left, citizen mounting steps to platform. RIC IV 578; BMCRE 565; Banti 41/A (this coin illustrated). Brown patina, smoothing. VF. Very rare and an extremely rare variety with the platform decorated with bas relief. Banti cites only one example, this coin. One other in CoinArchives.

Ex Naville 63 (7 February 2021), lot 585; Numismatica Ars Classica 114 (6 May 2019), lot 1631; Numismatica Wien 4 (1974), lot 507.


Closing Date and Time: 21 February 2024 at 13:24:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.