Thrace, Perinthos, Severus Alexander
Description:
Thrace, Perinthos, Severus Alexander (222 - 235 AD). AY K M AYΡ CE AΛEΞANΔΡOC; laureate head right / ΠEΡINΘEΩN ΔIC NEΩKOΡΩN; prize urn containing two palm branches.
Diameter:
AE17 mm
Weight:
2.14 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
Varbanov 450; Schönert-Geiss 770
Commentary:
brown patina, some roughness on obverse, flan crack
History:
After the 4th century AD the city changed its name to Heracleia.
Article Number:
020-01-02-44287