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Deultum AE24 Moushmov 3585 of Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander AE24 of Deultum, Thrace. Laureate, draped bust right / COL FL PAC DEVLT, Aesclepios standing, looking left, holding serpent entwined staff, mantle draped over arm.

Lot No.3235. nVF and a scarcer type.

$ 125.

Severus Alexander was a serious minded emperor who was quite a relief for the empire after his cousin, Elagabalus, was removed in 222 AD. He served very respectably until 235 AD under the tutelege of his grandmother Julia Mamaea, until he was overthrown and killed by the forces of Maximinus Thrax.