CNG 84, Lot: 1127. Estimate $300. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 23.75 g, 12h). Rome mint. 11th emission, AD 230. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Sol standing left, raising hand and holding whip. RIC IV 500; BMCRE 625-6; Banti 95. Good VF, two-tone brown patina, traces of red, slight die shift at base of bust. Pleasing surfaces.