Description
Cappadocia, Caesarea, Severus Alexander (222 – 235 AD). Dated year 5 (226/227 AD). AV K CEOY ΑΛΕCΑΝ; laureate head right / MHTR KAICA; three grain ears, ETE (date) in lower field.
Cappadocia, Caesarea, Severus Alexander
90,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE23 |
| Weight [g]: | 6,00 |
| Grade: | gVF/gVF |
| Attribution: | Sydenham 596 |
| Commentary: | green patina, sharp details with great portrait |
Historical Context
From the time of Severus Alexander originate the Chinese story of Roman merchant visiting the Chinese region of today Hanoi and named Qin Lun ("Qin" - Chinese standard for foreign names, "Lun" - probably Greek "Leon").
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