Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AV Aureus (6.31 g), Rome mint, struck 223 AD. Laureate and draped bust right. P M TR P II COS P P. View of the coliseum (the Flavian Amphitheater): the building has four stories, the first three are arcades with each containing a statue, and the top being of solid masonry with windows and supports for the wooden masts that held the great awnings which protected the spectators from Rome's fierce sun; at the left, a shrine with statue within; at right, a section of a building's column and pediment (perhaps the temple of Jupiter Victor). Calico 3095; Sear II 7825 (= Calico 3095); Vagi 1976. Cohen 247 var (silver); Foss. 7 var (AE); RIC 33 var (silver); Biaggi 1323 (=Kent/Hirmer 424 = Steinberg 649 = Hunt III 88 = Bank Leu 79, no. 318 = Hess-Leu 24, no. 333; same dies). With permission of Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA, ebay sale May 2008. Ex Hess-Leu 24, Calico 3095. Estimated Value $150,000 - 175,000.