Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 21 2 Aug 2017
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MESOPOTAMIA. Edessa. Severus Alexander. A.D. 222-235. Æ. 13.42 gm. 30 mm. His laureate and draped bust right; [ ] MAVCCEAΛEΞANΔPOC / City goddess wearing a turreted crown, seated left on a rock, a river god at her feet, stars in field left and right; MHKOEΔ-ECCHNΩN around. Cf. BMC 28, 88ff (draped bust variety not cited). Very Fine; even brown tone and clear strike; rough surfaces on bottom ten percent of flan.