SEVERUS ALEXANDER. 222-235, Thrace, Byzantion.AE medallion. 40 mm 31gr. Armored bust l. with crown of rays, spear and shield. Rs: Severus Alexander with aplustrum and scepter in quadriga right, behind him Victoria with a palm branch, wreath the emperor.
A. AYT K M AYP CEY AΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟC
R. ΕΠ Μ ΑΥΡ ΦΡΟΝΤΩΝΟC ΚΑΙ ΑΙΛ ΦΗCΤΗC /ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙ/ΝΩΝ
Schönert-Geiss 1741. Min. Corroded. Perfectly centered. RRR vz
Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1741 (V206/R396); Varbanov 1915 (R8)
Ex Hirsch 300, 2014, lot no. 162. On the present medallion, the rather peaceful emperor is stylized as a successful warrior, wreathed by the goddess of victory in triumph. In 235 AD he was slain by revolting soldiers near Mainz; his successor, Maximinus Thrax, was typically a veteran officer.
