Æ37 - Severus Alexander ΑΒΥΔΟϹ ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerAbydus (Conventus of Adramyteum)
Year222-235
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight25.34 g
Dimensions37 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) VI#3908
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass with Gorgoneio (?) and aegis, seen from front
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus)
Reverse descriptionHero Abydo (?) standing nude, left, holding chlamys and placing hand on prow at his feet; before him, co (?), left, looking back, suckling calf; in the background, tree
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΑΒΥΔΟϹ ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ
(Translation: Abydos, of the Abydenians)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (222-235)  - -
Catalog ID2639960660
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