Spike Chin Severus Alexander

Here is another tetradrachm I acquired of Severus Alexander. This one features a neat "spike chin" similar to the famous U.S. Large Cent.

Only got it since it went cheap.


Severus Alexander (222 - 235 A.D.)
Billion Tetradrachm
Alexandria, Egypt
O: AKAMAAVPCEYALEXANDPOCEYC, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
R: eagle standing left, head turned right, holding wreath in beak. L-S=Year 6
Alexandria Mint
11.8g
24mm
Köln 2438, Dattari 4410, Emmett 3099

Spike Chin Cent, not mine.

 

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Totally looks like

So, not only do modern coins steal their eagles and seated deity designs from ancient coins, they also stole ancient errors?

 

Actually what I thought when I got it.

 

Are you sure Severus Alexander wasn't just a hipster trying to grow a Van Dyke goatee? Cool coin.

 

Rough but very neat example.

 

It's crusty & maybe could be cleaned, but I like it as is.

 

Very nice Mat - me likey!! I don't have any Severus Alexander coins to show, but I can play the 1804 1/2 Cent:

Now that I'm past the dull last few hundred years what should I do with her?
--WILL TRADE FOR ANCIENTS-- that's it!

 

Great coin! I think you should slab it, call it the "Severus Alexander Spiked Chin LIBERTY Eagle", and sell it to the Modern collector for a FORTUNE (hey, it's SLABBED!)

 

Thats pretty neat Mat

 

Interesting!

I wonder if the spike occurred in antiquity in the same way as reportedly with the 1804 half cent, i,e through a slip of the engraving tool.

My example of the 1804 1/2 Cent- Spike Chin:

 

Im sure there may be someone who'd fall for it.

Nice Spike, Eduard. I have always liked these. I just have a half cent of the type, no spike on it.

 

Oh man, nice Nero OP-winner (congrats Mat)

Ummm sadly, I only have one Nero example ... but it's one of my favourites, so I'm gonna post it, okay? (thanks)

=> NERO Rocks!!





=> congrats again on that sweet OP-addition

 

I'd be neat to find more.

 

ooops, I f-ed-up (again) ... apparently I needed to find a Sev-Alex example, eh? (my bad)








=> there ya go ... a Sev Alex example (I knew I had one hidden somewhere)

 

Nice bronze, cool reverse.

 

Thanks man

 

neat!

i have a funky nose die break...




so what's the deal with the US half cent error, they ran off a whole batch before they noticed the mistake or something?

 

very cool ... total winner (aww crap, I'm already hammered .. I had the day off)

Apparently, I've gotta go out and light-er-up!

... I'm sure that I will (please stay tuned) ... Friday Night stevex6 is on the ramp!



... I'll try to avoid late-night-keyboard-ness (it often causes a lot of Saturday morning deleting!!)

 

Cool 'error' coin!!

Here's my file photo of a spiked-chin type and a 'normal' sestertius...Hmmm, I see a tiny 'spike' on his chin

 

Not sure if that is a die-break... I think it is the die-maker's rendition of "just after a sneeze"...