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Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 1678. Closing Date: Jun 08, 2005. SEVERUS ALEXANDER. 222-235 AD. Æ Sestertius (27.42 gm, 2h). Struck 229 AD. Bidding Closed Estimate $300 

SEVERUS ALEXANDER. 222-235 AD. Æ Sestertius (27.42 
gm, 2h). Struck 229 AD. Laureate bust right, 
drapery on left shoulder / Alexander standing in 
quadriga right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre. RIC 
IV 495; BMCRE 575; Cohen 377. VF, brown patina, 
slight die shift on reverse, hairline flan crack, 
die break on obverse. ($300)

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Knobloch 
Collection (Stack's, 1-3 May 1980), lot 1061.


High bid of $330, $379.5 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €267.3, £181.5, C$412.5, A$429, on June 8, 2005.

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