Thrace, Odessos, Severus Alexander
Description:
Thrace, Odessos, Severus Alexander (Caesar: June 221 - 13 March 222 AD). M AYΡ AΛEZANΔΡOC; bare-headed, draped bust right / OΔHCCEITΩN; Great God of Odessos standing left holding patera over altar and cornucopiae.
Diameter:
AE25 mm
Weight:
8,38 g
Grade:
gF/aVF
Attribution:
AMNG 2311; SNG Cop 677
Commentary:
light brown patina, some roughness
History:
Elagabalus elevated Alexander to Caesar under the pressure of his scheming grandmother Julia Maesa.
Article Number:
027-02-02-44388