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| Severus Alexander (AD 222-235). Mesopotamia. Nisibis Æ27 / RPC Coin |
$145.00 |
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Attribution: RPC VI 7940.2 (this coin)
Date: AD 222-235
Obverse: AVT KAI MAP AV C AΛEΞANΔPOC CE, laureate head right
Reverse: CEΠ KOΛO NECIBI MH, draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche right; star behind, corn ear before; ram leaping right, head reverted above
Size: 26.84mm
Weight: 10.96 grams
Rarity:  8
Description: VF. Rare type with palm. ex T Cartwright Collection. ex Beast Coins with tag, priced at $200. One specimen listed in RPC housed at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge UK, leaving this coin as the single available example.
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