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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |The Severan Period| > |Severus Alexander| > RP18853
Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Edessa, Mesopotamia
|Severus| |Alexander|, |Severus| |Alexander,| |13| |March| |222| |-| |March| |235| |A.D.,| |Edessa,| |Mesopotamia|, The obverse shows a few spots of lead. Poor metal mix of lead into the bronze produced coins with spots of lead such as this. The lead tended to be more reactive than copper, leaving deep pits in many
provincial bronzes. Leaded bronze coins with a better mixed alloy often have slightly rough surfaces, where lead has reacted with the environment.
RP18853. Bronze AE 26, SGICV 3382, SNG Cop 217, BMC Arabia p. 105, 87 ff., VF, Mesopotamia, Edessa (Urfa, Sanliurfa, Turkey) mint, weight 11.361g, maximum diameter 26.4mm, die axis 0o, obverse [AVT] K M A C [AΛEΞANΔPOC] C (or similar), laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse [MHT KO] EΔECCHNWN, Tyche seated left on rock, altar before, river-god swimming at her feet, two stars flanking; dark brown and earthen patina; SOLD











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