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PONTUS. Amasia. Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. Æ 38mm (21.84 g, 1h). Dated CY 228 (228/9 AD). AYT•K•CEOYHPOC ALEXANDROC (HP ligate), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / ADR CEY ALEX AMA CIA MHT NEW (MH ligate)/PROPON in exergue, high altar upon which eagle stands facing; above, Sol in facing quadriga, holding whip; tree to left of altar; •ET• •CKH• across fields. RG 101; cf. SNG Copenhagen 119; BMC Pontus 39. Good VF, black-green patina with gray-green overtones.