Very rare Alexander Severus provincial bronze from the Edessa mint.
Coin listed in the RPC under a temporary number and only 3 specimens known.
Roman Provincial
Mesopotamia, Edessa, Severus Alexander (222-235), AE 231-232
Obverse: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander right
ΑΥΤΟ Κ ϹƐYΗΡΟϹ ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Reverse: front view of quadriga driven by a radiate charioteer, holding whip and
raising hand, below eagle facing with spread wings, head left, over an
altar, tree on left
ΑΔΡ ϹƐΥ ΑΛ ΑΜΑϹΙΑϹ ΜΗΝ Π Ρ Π ƐΤ ϹΛΔ
Diameter 32 mm, weight 25.57 g
