139, Lot: 325. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (27mm, 15.96 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 229. Laureate bust right, slight drapery on far shoulder / Severus Alexander seated left on curule chair set on daïs, extending hand to individual standing left, mounting stairs to receive tessera; Liberalitas standing facing before, holding abacus; two attendants standing left behind; platform decorated with various standing figures. RIC IV 578 var. (platform plain); Cohen 139. VF, green patina.
From the Tony Hardy Collection.