R955 - Severus Alexander (A.D.
222-235), Brass Sestertius, 19.26g., Rome mint, A.D. 231, laureate draped
bust of Severus right. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG, rev., Sol
radiate advancing left, raising right hand and holding whip, P M TR P X
COS III P P, S C in the field
(RCV 8003; RIC 535), almost very fine, with a great provenance. $125 SOLD
Provenance:
William C. Boyd (1840-1906) Collection,
Baldwin's Auctions (42), 26 September 2005.
Purchased by Boyd himself from the
London coin dealer Spink in January 1895.
