CNG 85, Lot: 972. Estimate $200. Sold for $225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 21.19 g, 12h). Rome mint. 8th emission, AD 228. Laureate and draped bust right / Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC IV 472; BMCRE 456 var. (S C very low); Banti 75. VF, brown patina, traces of red, slight die shift on reverse.