Details
LOT 3178
Severus Alexanader AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Rome mint; struck AD 222. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / LIBERALITAS AVG, Liberalitas standing to left, holding abacus and cornucopiae. RIC IV 148; RSC 108a. Good Very Fine. Flan crack at 9h. Struck on a broad flan.(3.00gr, 20mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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