LYDIA, Thyateira. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (30mm, 15.31 g, 7h). L. Mar. Pollianos, strategos. Near VF.

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Lot: 313. Estimated: $ 150

Roman Provincial, Bronze

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LYDIA, Thyateira. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (30mm, 15.31 g, 7h). L. Mar. Pollianos, strategos. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Apollo nude standing right, foot on bucranium, holding a serpent with both hands and resting left elbow on column. Kurth 411; Hochard 2594 (D171-R329); RPC VI Online 4379; BMC 121. Earthen green patina, minor porosity. Near VF. Kurth, Hochard, and RPC all cite the specimen in the British Museum, this is the second known. Extremely rare.


Closing Date and Time: 26 April 2023 at 11:44:00 ET.

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