AR24 - Severus Alexander L Θ

Year 9 of Severus Alexander's reign in Egypt coincides with a period of relative administrative stability before the Sassanid threat began consuming imperial resources. Alexandrian billon tetradrachms of this regnal year were struck in quantity, yet die-linked survivors suggest individual obverse dies saw heavy use — a sign of production pressure rather than scarcity of metal.

The Köln and Dattari references place this squarely within a well-documented emission, with Emmett's 3152.9 rarity rating confirming the type circulated freely through Egypt's monetized grain economy.