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Coin Detail
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ID:
3-429
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Roman Imperial
Issuer:
Severus Alexander
Date Ruled:
AD 222-235
Metal:
Gold
Denomination:
Aureus
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 223
Weight:
6.55 g
Obverse Legend:
IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
Obverse Description:
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:
P M TR P II COS P P
Reverse Description:
Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and scepter
Mint:
Rome
Primary Reference:
RIC 0018
Reference2:
Calico 3088a
Reference3:
BMCRE 0086 cf.
Reference4:
Cohen 0228
Photograph Credit:
Gemini Numismatic Auctions, LLC
Source:
http://geminiauctions.com
Price Sold For:
5250 USD
Date Sold:
09.01.2007
Notes:
Gemeni Auction 3, Lot 429. This aureus is an obverse variant of BMCRE 86 and of Cohen 228, who cites the same BM coin. That coin has a draped bust only, not draped and cuirassed, and the obverse legend breaks above the head, whereas it is unbroken on the present specimen.
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