Lydia, Tabala, Severus Alexander
90,00 €
Description
Lydia, Tabala, Severus Alexander (222 – 235 AD). P. Fronton and Agathephoros, magistrates. AVT K M AYP CE AΛEΞANΔPOC; laureate, draped bust right / TAB-A-Λ-EΩ-N below horse, EΠΠΦPONTΩN OCKPEKAΓΘHΦO, APX in ex.; radiate horseman right, double-axe over left shoulder.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE26 |
| Weight [g]: | 8,34 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | SNG von Aulock 3195 var. (reverse legend); Imhoof-Blumer, LSM 146, 4 |
| Commentary: | rare; olive-grey patina |
Historical Context
Tabala, though its exact location today is unknown to us, was for the long time a seat of a bishop and after the complete decline of the city still the titular see of Roman Catholic Church.






