Herakleia Pontika (AD 222-235) AE 28 - Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE28 (10.12g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Herakles standing left, nude, raising club far over his shoulder, about to beat to death the Hydra. Near VF, dark brown surfaces, some light smoothing. This type not recorded for Severus Alexander from this mint.

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Filename:	126167.jpg
City/Mint name:	Herakleia Pontika
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Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	??? Waddington, RG -; Voegtli -; BMC Pontus -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock –
Valuation:	CNG Elec. Auc. 126 (11/ 2005), lot 167 ($396)
Photo courtesy of:	Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:	118 KiB
Date added:	Nov 13, 2005
Dimensions:	500 x 231 pixels
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