CNG 85, Lot: 967. Estimate $200. Sold for $230. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.35 g, 12h). Rome mint. 1st emission, AD 222. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter. RIC IV 5; BMCRE 14-15; RSC 204a. EF, lightly toned. Wonderful portrait.