Apollonia Salbake (AD 222-235) AE 42 - Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE42 - Medallion (46.11g). Î‘Î¥ Îš Îœ Î‘Î¥Î¡ Î£Ð„ Î‘Î›Ð„ÎžÎ‘ÎÎ”Î¡ÎŸÎ£, laureate, draped and cuirssed bust right / Î£Î¤Î¡Î‘ Î‘Î“Î‘Î˜Ð„Î™ÎÎŸÎ¥ / Î¤ÎŸâˆ’Î¥ Î™Î— / Î‘Î ÎŸÎ›Î›Î©ÎÎ™Î‘/Î¤Î©Î, Emperor in military uniform with extended right and Nike on globe riding facing spread quadriga. Extremely rare. Unpublished (?). Dark brown patina. EF. Ex Gorny & Mosch 155 (2007), 216.

The magistrate is known from contemporary coins (s. Robert a.O. S.264). The reverse theme is identical/ copied to the later coins of Gallienus (S.P. de Saxe-Coburg, Monnaies grecques inedites, RevNum 1892, 87f. pl.III 8).

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City/Mint name:	Apollonia Salbake
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Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	SNG Leypold -; L. u. J.Robert, Le Carie II (1954) - ; F.Imhoof-Blumer, Karische MÃ¼nzen, NZ 45, 1912, - ; BMC - ; Mionnet - ; SNG Keckman - ; SNG Copenhagen - ; SNG Hunter - ; SNG Aulock -
Valuation:	Gorny Auc. 169 (10/2008), lot 788 (EUR 1,600 ($2,174) + comm)
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