CNG 84, Lot: 1143. Estimate $500. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 20.93 g, 12h). Rome mint. 16th emission, AD 233. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Sol advancing left, raising hand and holding whip. RIC IV 535; BMCRE 937 corr. (slight drapery); Banti 119. Near EF, dark gray-brown patina, traces of red. Lovely surfaces. Bold portrait. Banti records only four examples.