391, Lot: 481. Estimate $150. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (29.5mm, 26.67 g, 12h). Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Mars Ultor running right, holding spear and shield. RIC IV 635; BMCRE 846-7; Banti 49. VF, dark brown patina.

The reverse of this Sestertius features Mars in his most forceful appearance, as Mars Ultor, Mars the Avenger.