CNG 102, Lot: 1051. Estimate $7500. Sold for $8500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AV Aureus (20mm, 6.26 g, 12h). Rome mint. 11th emission, AD 230. IMP SEV ALE XAND AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery / P M TR P V IIII COS III P P, Sol, radiate, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left. RIC IV 102; Calicó 3120 var. (Sol holds whip); BMCRE 622 var. (same); Biaggi 1329 var. (same). EF, lustrous.