SEVERUS ALEXANDER. 222-235 AD. AV Aureus (5.79 gm). Struck 228 AD. IMP SEV ALE-XAND AVG, laureate head right, slight drapery on left shoulder / VIRT-V-S AVG, Severus Alexander, as Virtus, laureate, advancing right, carrying spear and trophy. RIC IV 223 . (Romulus instead of Virtus); BMCRE 521 var. (no drapery); Cohen 583. EF. ($4000) Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 2036. Item was unsold. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.