CNG 102, Lot: 1050. Estimate $5000. Sold for $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (20.5mm, 6.55 g, 12h). Rome mint. Special emission, AD 229. IMP SEV ALE XAND AVG, laureate bust right, light drapery / LIBERA LI TAS AVG IIII, Liberalitas standing left, holding up abacus in right hand and cornucopia in left, fold of drapery over left arm. RIC IV 204 var. (bust type); Calicó 3069 (same dies as illustration); BMCRE 557 corr. (bust type); Biaggi 1311 (same dies). Good VF, lustrous.