Æ28 - Severus Alexander ϹΚΗΨΙΩΝ ΔΑΡΔ

Scepsis was a minor Troad city whose claim to fame in antiquity was a reported connection to Aristotle's library — ancient sources claim his manuscripts passed through the city before eventually reaching Alexandria. The mint was active only sporadically under the Severan dynasty, and civic bronze issues from the Conventus of Adramyteum at this scale represent a local magistrate's decision to advertise municipal identity rather than any imperial mandate.

The ΔΑΡΔ element in the legend likely references a Dardanian ethnic affiliation claimed by the city, a detail that distinguishes this issue from the bulk of Severan provincial bronze and narrows attribution to a small handful of known dies.