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LOT 3427

Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 233. Rome mint.

IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M TR P XII COS III P P, Sol, radiate, walking to left, raising right hand and holding whip; S C across fields. RIC IV 535; C. 442; BMCRE 937 corr. (bust type). Near Very Fine.(21.44gr, 31mm, 12h.).

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.

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LOT 3427

Severus Alexander AE Sestertius.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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