293, Lot: 370. Estimate $150. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 21.35 g, 12h). Rome mint. 14th emission, AD 231. Laureate bust right, slight drapery / Mars standing left, holding shield set on ground and spear; signum to left. RIC IV 638 var. (bust type); BMCRE 804-6 var. (same); Banti 51 var. (same). VF, dark gray and brown patina, tiny flan flaw above eye. Rare with this bust type.