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Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Istros, Moesia Inferior
|Istros|, |Severus| |Alexander,| |13| |March| |222| |-| |March| |235| |A.D.,| |Istros,| |Moesia| |Inferior|,
RP48200. Bronze pentassarion, AMNG I 516 var. (reverse legend breaks), Varbanov 666 var. (same), VF, Istros (near Istria, Romania) mint, weight 12.832g, maximum diameter 29.9mm, die axis 180o, 222 - 235 A.D.; obverse AYT K M AYPH CAB AΛEΞANΔPOC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind; reverse IC-TP-IH,NΩN, bearded god (Mithras?) riding right on horseback, kalathos on head, eagle perched on long torch behind, altar below horse's raised right hoof, E (mark of value) below; rare; SOLD