CNG 87, Lot: 1040. Estimate $300. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (21mm, 3.60 g, 1h). Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232. Laureate and draped bust right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and hem of dress. RIC IV 254; RSC 543. EF, lightly toned and lustrous. Well centered on a broad flan.

Ex Triton VIII (11 January 2005), lot 1171.