Æ20 - Severus Alexander ΑΜΙΣΟΥ ΕΛΕ (ΘΕΡΑϹ)
Features
| Issuer |
Amisus
(Bithynia and Pontus)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Severus Alexander (Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) (222-235)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 234-235 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 6.28 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 563318 |
| References | RPC Online VI# 30556 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Draped bust of Dionysus, right
Lettering: ΕΤ ϹΞϚ
Unabridged legend: ἔτους ξσϛʹ
Translation: of year 266
Reverse
Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which serpent issues right; behind cista, thyrsus slanting left
Lettering: ΑΜΙΣΟΥ ΕΛΕΥ(ΘΕΡΑϹ)
Unabridged legend: Ἀμισοῦ ἐλευθέρας
Translation: of free Amisus
Mint
Amisus, Pontus, modern-day Samsun, TurkeyComments
Rec 61-61a, Dalaison 2017, Amisos 25-26
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (234-235) | |||||||||||||||
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