Description
Troas, Alexandria, Severus Alexander (222 – 235 AD). AV S ALEXANDRV; laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / COL•AL•AVG•TROA; Apollo standing left, foot on pedestal, branch in right hand.
Troas, Alexandria, Severus Alexander
100,00 €
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE23 |
| Weight [g]: | 6,86 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | not listed for S.Alexander, cf. Bellinger A327 (obverse), SNG Cop 148 var. (reverse for Elagabalus) |
| Commentary: | rare; light brown patina |
Historical Context
The city was first known as Sigeia, before Antigonos named it Antigonia Troas, and Lysimachus, only a couple of years laters gave it the final name.
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