CARIA, Sebastopolis. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (35mm, 25.88 g, 5h). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 530
Lot: 495. Estimated: $ 300

Roman Provincial, Bronze

Sold For $ 275. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CARIA, Sebastopolis. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (35mm, 25.88 g, 5h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Artemis, drawing arrow arrow from quiver at shoulder and holding bow, driving biga of stags running right. RPC VI Online 5401 this coin Dark brown patina, light roughness. Near VF. Extremely rare, only this coin in RPC.

From the D.K. Collection. Ex Roma E-Sale 76 (5 November 2020), lot 739.
RPC shows two specimens of this coin but it appears that it is the same coin. The Bertolami coin was stripped of its patina and details strengthened before being sold by Roma. It was expertly conserved.br>

Closing Date and Time: 4 January 2023 at 12:44:40 ET.

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