Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1172. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SEVERUS ALEXANDER. 222-235 AD. Æ Sestertius (20.17 gm, 12h). Struck 232-235 AD. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate and draped bust right / MARS VLTOR, S C across field, Mars advancing right, holding spear in right hand and shield in left hand. RIC IV 635; Pink III, pg. 18; Banti 49; BMCRE 843; Cohen 169. EF, mottled brown patina with minor traces of red and black. ($500)