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| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 562 | Auction date: 15 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 482 | |
| Lot description: EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Drachm (34mm, 20.54 g, 11h). Dated RY 10 (AD 230/1). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Draped bust of Serapis right, wearing ornate calathus, palm frond to right; L I (date) to left. Köln –; Dattari (Savio) 4439 & 10008; K&G 62.148; RPC VI Online 10464; Emmett 3174.10 (R3). Rough brown surfaces. Near VF. Rare. The palm frond on Severus Alexander's regnal year 10 coinage alludes to the decennalia ludi, public games celebrating the completion of a ten-year reign. He would continue to use the palm frond on his coinage through the end of his reign. Estimate: 200 USD |  |
