     
      
     | 
     
      
          
               
                  
  | 
                  | 
                   | 
                
               
                  | 
                 
  
  Lot 99. Severus Alexander AE As, Victory inscribing shield reverse, very rare
  
  
  
    
        
  
  
    
  
    
      
        
        
          
               
                
              Time left:             | 
              
                                                                                                          
              Bidding closed
              
               
              
              (Sunday, April 15th, 19:49:30 CEST) 
              Current time: Tuesday, November 4th, 04:45:45 CET 
                
                           | 
           
          
            | 
              Price realised:             | 
            
                              CHF 155.00 (3 bids) 
                Approx. EUR 166.94 / USD 192.20 / GBP 146.46 
                
                            
              
              
                Bid history
                 
                
                                
                
                  
                    | 
                      Amount
                     | 
                    
                      Bidder
                     |   
                    
                      Date
                     | 
                   
                  
                                            | 
                                              CHF 155.00
                                             | 
                                            
                                              Bidder 3 *
                                             | 
                                            
                                              2012-04-15, 12:12:43
                                             | 
                                           
                                            | 
                                              CHF 155.00
                                             | 
                                            
                                              Bidder 2 *
                                             | 
                                            
                                              2012-04-15, 19:47:02
                                             | 
                                           
                                            | 
                                              CHF 130.00
                                             | 
                                            
                                              Bidder 1 *
                                             | 
                                            
                                              2012-04-01, 14:27:01
                                             | 
                                                            
                
                 * User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.     
                                
               
               
             | 
           
          
            | 
              High bidder:             | 
            
              
                Bidder 3               
             |  
            
           
  
       | 
        
          
       | 
      
      
          
       | 
     
   
  
  eAuction #5, Lot 99. Estimate: CHF 150.00
                        
  
  Severus Alexander (222-235 AD). AE As (25-27 mm, 10.51 g), Roma (Rome), 230 AD. Obv. IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate bust right, dapery on left shoulder. Rev. VICTORIA AVGVSTI / S - C, Victory standing right, foot on helmet, writing VOT X on shield fixed to palm tree. RIC IV, 2, p. 119, 617; BMC 646 (same reverse die).
  Turquoise patina. Very fine.
  A very rare type with VICTORIA AVGVSTI instead of the dated P M TR P VIIII COS III P P, apparently known from a single reverse die.  
    
      
 | 
                  | 
                
               
               
                   | 
                  | 
                   | 
                
                  
          
    
     |