Aigeai (AD 222-235) AE 37 - Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE37 (26.07g, 6h). Dated CY 227 (230/1 AD). AVT K AÎ›Ð„ÎžANÎ”PON APX MÐ„ OIK ACKÎ›H, draped half-length bust right, wearing diadem, holding serpent-entwined staff of Asclepius / AÎ›Ð„ÎžANÎ”PVÎ OÎ›IC AÎ”PIANÏ‰N around, AIÎ“AIÏ‰N in exerge, emperor on horseback right, extending arm in salute; ZOC (date, but largely indistinct) below horse. VF, brown patina with a few spots of green, minor roughness. Very rare.

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Filename:	94000899.jpg
City/Mint name:	Aigeai
Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	F. Imhoof-Blumer, â€œZur griechischen und rÃ¶mischen MÃ¼nzkunde,â€ RSN XIII/XIV (1908), p. 202, 2; SNG France 2365 = Waddington 4079 (same dies); SNG Levante 1772 (this coin)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 94 (9/2013), lot 899 ($1000 + comm)
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Filesize:	102 KiB
Date added:	Jun 20, 2014
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