Superb Severus Alexander Aureus

Sale: CNG 76, Lot: 3338. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 September 2007.  Sold For $6545. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (6.63 g, 12h). Rome mint. 5th emission, AD 225. Laureate and draped bust right / Alexander standing facing, head left, holding globe and spear. RIC IV 46; BMCRE 252; Calicó 3102. Superb EF, fully lustrous, tiny black spot on chin.

From the John A. Seeger Collection.