Description
Macedonia, Edessa, Severus Alexander (223 – 235 AD). AY K M A CE AΛEΞANΔPOC; laureate bust right / EΔECC-E-N (apparently there is an “Ω” missing); Roma Nikephoros seated, Nike in the left hand, and crowned by female figure (Edessa).
Macedonia, Edessa, Severus Alexander
80,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE25 |
| Weight [g]: | 10,52 |
| Grade: | gF/aVF |
| Attribution: | Varbanov 3646 |
| Commentary: | very rare; dark brown patina, some deposits, well centered |
Historical Context
In Edessa, St. Vassa and her three sons were put to death in the 3rd Century AD, disowned by their own pagan husband/father.
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