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LOT 2903
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Rome mint; struck AD 228. IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right / P M TR P VII COS II P P, emperor as Romulus, advancing to right, holding transverse spear with right hand and trophy with left. RIC IV 85; BMCRE 507-510; RSC 351. Near Extremely Fine. Flan crack at 1h.(2.90gr, 19mm, 7h.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
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