Severus Alexander. AE 16; Severus Alexander; 222-235 AD, Tyre, Phoenicia, AE 16, 2.17g. Not in the standard references; cf. CNG E301, 24 April 2013, 212 and three other examples in CNG Research and CoinArchives Pro. Obv: IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEX AV Bust laureate, draped, cuirassed r. Rx: SE TV - R METROPO CLO (sic, for COL) Galley with oars traveling r., carrying a female figure (Dido?) standing l., who appears to be holding the ship's rudder with her r. hand and carries an uncertain object in her l. hand; in l. field before her face, murex shell. An unexplained reverse type, apparently unpublished for Severus Alexander at Tyre until the appearance the first CNG specimen in 2013. On larger coins two crew members are added to the type before and behind the standing female; cf. BMC 410 (Elagabalus) and pl. XLIV.9. Hammer prices for the four CNG specimens between 2013 and 2017, without buyer's fee: $900, $850, $425, and $200. gVF