CNG 109, Lot: 686. Estimate $200. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. AR Denarius (22mm, 3.98 g, 12h). Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232. Laureate and draped bust right / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of dress. RIC IV 254; BMCRE 896; RSC 543. EF, lightly toned. Well centered on a broad flan.