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Details
LOT 2951
Severus Alexander AE Sestertius. AD 223. Rome mint.
IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / P M T[R P XIII] COS III P P, Sol, radiate, advancing to left, raising right hand and holding whip; S C across fields. Cf. RIC 538. Near Very Fine.(18.14gr, 28mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex London Ancient Coins, UK.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady.
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