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Severus Alexander. AD 222-235.
Sestertius (27mm, 18.79 g, 12h).
Rome mint. 15th emission, AD 232.
Obverse: IMP ALEXANDER PIVS AVG; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse: PROVIDENTIA AVG; Providentia standing left, holding cornucopia and grain ears over modius filled with grain ears.
RIC IV 642; BMCRE 881; Banti 148.
Note: very attractive green, untouched patina. Great details. Very rare in such a great state of preservation!
Provenance: From the Meander Collection. Ex Patrick A. Doheny Collection (Sotheby’s, 20 June 1979), lot 243.
Price: 1800 PLN
Collezione : Roman Empire 9