376, Lot: 467. Estimate $500. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. As Caesar, AD 222. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.44 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Elagabalus. Bareheaded and draped bust right / Emblems of the pontificate: lituus, secespita, guttus, simpulum, and aspergillum. RIC IV 3; Thirion 495; RSC 198. Near EF, minor granularity. Rare.

From the M. A. Armstrong Collection.