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Pontos, Neocaesarea, Severus Alexander

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SKU: 036-01-01-41652

Description

Pontos, Neocaesarea, Severus Alexander (222 – 235 AD). Struck 234/5 (year 171). ΑV Κ Μ ΑV CЄ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟC; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / MH ΝЄΩΚЄCA DIC ΝЄΩΚO; two tetrastyle temples, prize-urn with two branches above, ЄTPOA in ex.

Specifications

Diameter [mm]: AE27
Weight [g]: 12,72
Grade: aVF/aVF
Attribution: RG I, p. 91, 41; Price/Trell, p. 98, fig. 178 var
Commentary: brown patina, good detail

Historical Context

In 344 AD the city was completely destroyed by an earthquake.

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