Lot 3558

Description

Ancient coins, a small group in packets, including, Severus Alexander, (A.D.222-235), silver denarius, issued 228, Rome mint, (2.49 grams), obv. laureate head to right, arround IMP SEV ALEXAND AVG, rev. PERPETVITATI AVG, Perpetuitas standing to left, holding globe and sceptre, arm on column, (S.7888, RIC 208, RSC 191); other Roman (5) including Trajan sestertius (poor); Byzantine folles of Justin I, (S.63) and an Arab-Sassanian issues, silver hemidrachm of the Muslim successors of Tabaristan by anonymous Arab rulers, with 'Afzut (strong)' instead of governors name, (PYE 136, A.H. 171, A.D. 787), (M.289-290). The last extremely fine, others poor-very fine. (8)