Wednesday, 3 April 2013

Severus Alexander, Billon Tetradrachm, Alexandria, Milne 2901

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Severus Alexander
Augustus, 975 - 988 A.U.C. (222 - 235 A.D.)

Coin: Billon Tetradrachm

Obverse: A KAI MAP AVP CεVHP AΛεΞANΔPOC εVCεB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing to the right. Seen from behind.
Reverse: Athena, seated to the left, a shield underneath, holding a sceptre with her left hand and Nike in her right. in the left field.

Weight: 13.78 g
Diameter: 22.8 x 22 x 4.2 mm
Die axis: 160°
Mint: Alexandria, year 3, struck between 223 - 224 A.D.
Reference: Milne 2901

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