Æ32 - Severus Alexander

Features

Issuer	Antioch on the Orontes (Syria)
Emperor	Severus Alexander (Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) (222-235)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	222-235
Composition	Brąz
Weight	23 g
Diameter	32 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 374541
References	RPC Online VI# 8091 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) , BMC Greek# 484 var. British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Butcher# 493a Kevin Butcher; 2004. Coinage in Roman Syria: Northern Syria, 64 BC-AD 253. Royal Numismatic Society, London, United Kingdom. , McAlee# 845c var. Richard G. McAlee. The coins of Roman Antioch. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States (3 volumes).

Obverse

(en) Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Severus Alexander, facing right, seen from rear.

Script: grecki

Lettering: AVT KAI MAΡ AV ϹЄ AΛEXANΔΡOϹ ϹEB

Unabridged legend: Aὐτοκράτωρ Καίσαρ Μάρκος Αυρήλιος Ϲεβήρος Αλέξανδρος Ϲεβαστός

Reverse

(en) Turreted and draped bust of goddess Tyche of the City facing right. Ram leaping right, looking back, above crown.

Script: grecki

Lettering:
ΑΝΤΙΟXЄΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛΩ
Δ Є
S C

Mint

Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (222-235)

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