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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.