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AR24 - Severus Alexander L Θ
| Issuer | Alexandria (Egypt) |
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| Year | 229-230 |
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| Diameter | 24 mm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Julia Mamaea facing right, wearing a stephane (diadem crown), with elaborately coiffed hair rendered in the Alexandrian style. The effigy is presented with a high degree of naturalistic modeling characteristic of Severan-era provincial coinage. The encircling Greek legend reads ΙΟΥ ΜΑΜΑΙΑ ϹΕΒ ΜΗΤ ϹΕΒ Κ ϹΤΡΑ, identifying her as Julia Mamaea, Augusta, Mother of the Augustus and of the Camp. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Draped bust of Helios facing right, adorned with a radiate crown of solar rays emanating prominently from his head, with flowing curly hair rendered in rich relief. The composition is centered within a plain field, with the regnal year formula L Θ (Year 9, corresponding to 229-230 AD) divided across the left and right fields respectively. A beaded border encircles the type, consistent with Alexandrian tetradrachm coinage of the Severan period. |
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