EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 11.88 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 231/2). Near VF.

Electronic Auction 590
Lot: 569.
Closing Date: Jul 2 2025 10:00 ET

Roman Provincial, Billon

Estimate: $ 100

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. BI Tetradrachm (25mm, 11.88 g, 12h). Dated RY 11 (AD 231/2). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Alexandria standing facing, head left, wearing elephant’s skin headdress, holding vexillum and grain ears; to left, palm frond; L IA (date) to right. Köln 2465; Dattari (Savio) 4263; K&G 62.153; RPC VI Online 10517; Emmett 3088.11 (R3). Green-brown surfaces, roughness, patch of verdigris on reverse . Near VF.

Ex Agora Auctions 100 (4 May 2021), lot 133; Art Institute of Chicago Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 2 July 2025 at 13:09:20 ET.

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