283, Lot: 219. Estimate $150. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (29mm, 26.36 g, 12h). Rome mint. 6th emission, AD 226. Laureate and draped bust right / Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. RIC IV 440; BMCRE 357-8; Banti 66. VF, dark gray-brown patina, minor roughness on cheek. Pleasing reverse.