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Æ26 - Severus Alexander ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ

Features

Issuer Thessalonica (Roman province of Macedonia)
Emperor Severus Alexander (Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) (222-235)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 222-235
Composition Bronze
Weight 11.10 g
Diameter 26 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
518060
References RPC Online VI# 196
Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Lettering: ΑΥΤΟΚ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος

Translation: Emperor Severus Alexander

Reverse

Kabeiros standing facing, head left, holding rhyton and hammer; to left lighted altar, to right elephant tusk in cylindrical container

Lettering: ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ

Translation: of the Thessalonicans

Mint

Thessalonica, Macedonia, modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece

Comments

Touratsoglou 38–41

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (222-235) 

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