Details
LOT 2905
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 222-235.
Rome mint; struck AD 231. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, laureate head to right, slight drapery on far shoulder / P M TR P X COS III P P, Mars standing to left, holding spear with left hand and resting his right hand on shield set on ground. RIC IV 108; BMCRE 774; RSC 409. Near Extremely Fine.(3.49gr, 19mm, 6h.).
Provenance
This coin published at www.wildwinds.com;
Property of a gentleman; acquired in the UK before 2000.
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