290, Lot: 257. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Smyrna. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (35mm, 25.09 g, 6h). C. Cl. Diogene, stephanephoros. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Legend in five lines within wreath. Klose 5 (V3/R5); BMC 421 (same obv. die); SNG Copenhagen -. Fine, brown patina, rough surfaces. Rare.

From the R. D. Frederick Collection.