Anazarbos (AD 222-235) AE 34 - Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE34 - Hexassarion (21.51g, 12h). Dated CY 249 (230/1 AD). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Nike, holding wreath and reins, driving quadriga left; Ð„T Î˜MC (date) in exergue. Good VF, dark brown-green patina, small area of red on reverse. Ziegler knew of only three of this type for this year (excluding that in the Levante supplement): the von Aulock specimen and two in the Smithsonian. From Group CEM.

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Filename:	88000947.jpg
City/Mint name:	Anazarbos
Keywords:	roman / bronze
References:	Ziegler 638.1 var. (unlisted dies) = SNG von Aulock 5496 = Harl, Civic 20.8; Levante Supp. 346 (same obv. die)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 88 (9/2011), lot 947 ($950 + comm)
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Date added:	Oct 29, 2011
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