206, Lot: 231. Estimate $100. Sold for $102. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PONTUS, Amasia. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ 35mm (21.45 g, 1h). Dated CY 228 (AD 228/9). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Altar of Zeus Stratios, surmounted by eagle with wings displayed and Helios driving facing quadriga; tree to left. RG 104; SNG von Aulock 6710; SNG Copenhagen -. Near VF, dark green patina under a dusting of earthen deposits.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.