Details
LOT 3424
Severus Alexander AR Denarius. AD 226. Rome mint.
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG, laureate and draped bust to right / PAX AVG, Pax running to left, holding olive branch and sceptre. RIC IV 168; BMCRE 363; RSC 187. Good Very Fine.(2.36gr, 20mm, 5h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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