ROMAN IMPERIAL. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 31.56 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special emission, AD 229. Near EF.

The Geoffrey Cope Collection of British Coins – Part III
Lot: 23. Estimated: $ 750

Ancient Coins, Bronze

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ROMAN IMPERIAL. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (33mm, 31.56 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special emission, AD 229. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Alexander standing in and driving triumphal quadriga right, holding reins and eagle-tipped scepter. RIC IV 495; BMCRE 575-6; Banti 93. Thick green patina. Near EF. Heavy flan.

From the Geoffrey Cope Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 1230; Sternberg XXVI (16 November 1992), lot 385.


Closing Date and Time: 22 May 2025 at 10:07:20 ET.

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