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A bronze provincial coin of Severus Alexander from Colonia Bostra with a reverse showing the bust of Zeus. Coin Type: Bronze AE21 of Severus Alexander, 222-235 CE
Mint and Date: Colonia Bostra in Arabia, 222-235 CE.
Size and Weight: 19mm x 21mm, 3.78g
Obverse: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG
Laureate, draped bust right.
Reverse: COLONIA BOSTRA
Draped bust of Zeus-Ammon right wearing solar disk.
Provenance: rustyromans (eBay), December 2009
Ref: SNG ANS 1224; Lindgren 2536.
BW Ref: 045 045 152
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