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Author Topic: Severus Alexander Restitutor Urbis Denarius  (Read 315 times)

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Offline Din X

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Severus Alexander Restitutor Urbis Denarius
« on: May 20, 2023, 05:01:17 am »
Severus Alexander Restitutor Urbis Denarius.
Any thoughts?
Picture is from seller.
USB microscope pictures are mine.
Because it is a Hybrid I suspected a subaerat (above head of S. Alexander planchet is damaged) but the encrustrations a most likely iron.

Subaerat?
Official hybrid?
Inofficial hybrid?
Ancient imitation?

There is a legend error not Urbis but UrRis




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Re: Severus Alexander Restitutor Urbis Denarius
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2023, 10:45:32 am »
First time that I have seen this reverse type for Severus AlexanderSubaerat would be my guess but a hybrid if the rust is only surface contamination.  The reverse die type also appears in earlier Severan coins.  Should the reverse legend be ORBIS instead of URBIS?  What is the weight?
Bob Crutchley
My gallery of the coins of Severus Alexander and his family
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/index.php?cat=16147

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Re: Severus Alexander Restitutor Urbis Denarius
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2023, 11:28:11 am »
It seems to be actually iron encrustrations and no traces of copper only a damaged flan above Severus Alexander´s, but I guess that this needn´t mean that there if copper underneath, I have seen damaged planchets on official coins made from good silver, too.

weight 2,95 g
size 24,00 mm

There are Denarii and Aurei of SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS, Caracalla and Geta with this reverse Roma seated and RESTITVTOR - VRBIS legend

https://numismatics.org/ocre/results?q=restitvtor%20vrbis&start=0


 

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