R951 - Severus Alexander (A.D.
222-235), Brass Sestertius, 21.24g., Rome mint, A.D. 229, laureate head of Severus right, IMP
SEV ALEXANDER AVG, rev., Alexander in triumphal quadriga right,
holding eagle-tipped sceptre, P M TR P VIII
COS III P P, S C in the exergue,
(RCV 7997; RIC 495), honest wear, almost very fine, an interesting
type with a great provenance. $225
SOLD
Provenance:
William C. Boyd (1840-1906) Collection,
Baldwin's Auctions (42), 26 September 2005.
Purchased by Boyd himself at a
Sotheby's Auction, 12th June, 1891.