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Severus Alexander, 13 March 222 - March 235 A.D., Parium, Mysia
Founded in 709 B.C., the ancient city of Parion is now the village of Kemer in the township of Biga in Canakkale province of Turkey. In the Roman period, it was a major coastal city with two harbors used to connect Thrace with Anatolia. This was the main customs station through which all goods bound for Byzantium from Greece and the Aegean had to pass. It belonged to the Delian League. In the Hellenistic period, it came under the domain of Lysimachus, and subsequently the Attalid dynasty. In Roman times, it was a colonia, within the province of Asia. After that province was divided in the 4th century, it was in the province of Hellespontus. The ancient coinage of Parium is quite abundant.RB75148. Orichalcum AE 23, SNG BnF 1505, Lindgren-Kovacs 280 var. (bust from front), BMC Mysia -, SNG Cop -, SNGvA -, SNG Tüb -, SNG Hunterian -, SNG Righetti -, gVF, well centered, exotic style, some inscription not fully struck, Parium (Kemer, Canakkale, Turkey) mint, weight 6.424g, maximum diameter 22.5mm, die axis 300o, as caesar, 26 Jun 221 - 13 Mar 222 A.D.; obverse M AVP ALEXANdRU SLES (blundered, S's reversed), bare headed, draped bust right, seen from behind; reverse wolf suckling twins Romulus and Remus, C G I H above, PAR in exergue (Colonia Gemella Julia Hadriana Pariana); very rare; SOLD
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