286, Lot: 368. Estimate $300. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 19.88 g, 12h). Rome mint. 16th emission, AD 233. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sol advancing left, raising hand and holding whip. RIC IV 535; BMCRE 937 corr. (slight drapery); Banti 119. Near EF, brown patina. Excellent preservation of the beard and mustache.