Details
LOT 3425
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 230. Rome mint.
IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate head to right, with slight drapery on left shoulder / VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory standing to right, placing her right foot on low base and inscribing shield set on her knee with VOT X. RIC IV 219 var. (no drapery; foot on helmet); BMC 638 var. (same); Cohen -. Extremely Fine.(2.74gr, 18mm, 1h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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