Æ32 - Severus Alexander ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗ Κ Δ Ε S C

€2.00
IssuerAntioch on the Orontes (Syria)
Year222-235
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight18.81 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VI#8086
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing decorated cuirass, seen from front
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙϹ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ ϹΕΒ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus)
Reverse descriptionTyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; at her feet, river god Orontes swimming, left; above, ram leaping, left, looking back; to left, sometimes star
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗ Κ Δ Ε S C
(Translation: of the Antiocheans, metropolis colony, of the 4 eparchies, by decree of the Senate)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (222-235)  - -
Catalog ID9037584450
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