Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass with Gorgoneio (?) and aegis, seen from front
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ (Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus)
Reverse description
Alexander the Great in military dress standing, right, at prow of galley entering a harbour, right, looking back, holding spear and extending his right hand; two soldiers behind him, bust of Athena on acrostolium and another on the one behind; Athena seated, right, on a third galley; to left, herald blowing trumpet on high tower
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
ΑΒΥΔΟϹ ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ (Translation: Abydos, of the Abydenians)