CNG 87, Lot: 1036. Estimate $7500. Sold for $9500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.40 g, 7h). Rome mint. 11th emission, AD 230. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Alexander, as Romulus, advancing right, holding spear and trophy. RIC IV 103; Calicó 3121 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 620; Triton XI, lot 962 (same dies). Superb EF, lustrous.