Alexandreia (AD 75-125) AE 16

Imperial Times, late 1st or early 2nd century AD. AE16 (4.09g). AÎ›Ð„ÎžANÎ”PÐ„WN, laureate bust of Poseidon right / KAT ICCON, dolphin around trident. Very rare. VF.

Alexandria ad Issum was founded by Alexander in 333 BC, about 35 km south of the Issos battlefield, to guard the Syrian gates (a mountain pass connecting the cilician coast with inland Syria) while he was advancing to Egypt. The small city issued few coins, some under Antiochos IV and some in imperial times, all of which are rare today.

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City/Mint name:	Alexandreia ad Issos
Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	SNG Levante 1840 (same obverse die); SNG BN -
Valuation:	Auctiones eAuc. 19 (10/2013), lot 48 (CHF 130 + comm)
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