426, Lot: 427. Estimate $75. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ARABIA, Bostra. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (30.5mm, 13.38 g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Founder plowing right with ox and cow; above, altar surmounted by three piles of stone, approached by staircase. Sofaer 42; Kindler 35; Spijkerman 51. Fine, dark green and brown patina with lighter earthen highlights/deposits, a few cleaning marks, pit on Severus’ head.