Astarte S.A. > Auction 23 | Auction date: 28 October 2024 |
Lot number: 460 Price realized: 190 CHF (Approx. 219 USD / 203 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Egypt. Alexandria. Severus Alexander, 222-235. Tetradrachm (Billon, 23.02 mm, 13.13 g). Dated RY 14 (= 234/5). A KAI MAP AVP CEV AΛE[ΞANΔPOC] Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev. She-wolf standing right, suckling the twins Romulus and Remus; palm frond above, [L IΔ] (date) in exergue. Geissen –. Dattari-Savio 4418. RPC VI online, 10648. Emmett 3142. Minor roughness, otherwise, Good Very Fine. Rare Ex Agora Auctions 74, 05.06.2018, lot 192. Tetradrachm issued during the last period of the reign of Alexander Severus with on the reverse the mythical Capitoline she-wolf suckling twins, Romolo and Remo, the traditional founders of Rome, whose origins are in this coin enhanced. Starting price: 80 CHF |