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Perinthos AE27 Moushmov 4626 of Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander AE27 of Perinthus, Thrace. AVT K M AVP CEV ALEXANDROC, laureate, draped & cuirassed bust right / PERINQIWN DIC NEWKORWN, Asklepios standing right, head left, leaning on serpent entwined staff.

Lot No.3276. Fine.

$ 55.

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.