Triton XXII, Lot: 1131. Estimate $1000. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (28mm, 20.30 g, 1h). Rome mint. 11th emission, AD 230. IMP SEV ALE XANDER AVG, laureate bust right, slight drapery / VIRTVS AVGVSTI, S C across field, Severus Alexander standing left, holding globe in outstretched right hand and reversed spear in left, left foot on helmet. RIC IV 627; Banti 173; BMCRE 650. Choice EF, red-brown surfaces. An exceptional specimen.

From the DMS Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 878244 (August 2010).