After much ado, these finally got here. Severus Alexander, laureate bust right obverse/ Mt Argaeus on altar reverse, Bronzes 26mm(appox.) One counterstamped. 222-235 AD Caesarea Cappadocia POST YOUR COINS AND COMMENTS PEEPS!
I know I have 1 mt Argeus laying around somewhere that I'll have to search for...causes they're AWESOME. but congrats on the 2 beauts you got right there! I love that counter stamp on coin 1. Any idea what it is?
fanks! yup these are me 1st of the mount..no, not at the present, i've not studied on it yet, if its even legible..
Nice captures @ominus1 ! Love the Counterstamp! I have nary a Mt Argeus... But I have a SevAl: RI Severus Alexander 222-235 CE AR Denarius laureate Victory stndg And his wife's As: RI Orbiana w Severus Alexander Augusta 225-227 CE Æ AS 23 mm 8.75g Rome Concordia patera double cornucopiae RIC 656
Cool Argeus scores! I still just have this one of Elagabalus... Does anyone know what is actually depicted on the reverse of these coin? Is it an actual altar that existed that had a mountain sculpture on it or is it some sort of symbolic representation?
Ya done good G - one with a cool little c/m and the other with great detail! Great additions to the collection. -d
..that's an interesting question... i don't know the answer yet and really just learned of the volcano/mt on the altar after receiving coins of it.. i look 4ward to finding out tho
I would love to know the answer to this one. I find it interesting that silver coins show the mountain in very stylized fashion but not with an altar while AE coins always seem to have the altar. Why? If I were required to guess, I would say both show some sculpture rather than the real mountain. The mountain is built from stock components are similar across many years. Commodus AR Septimius AE Caracalla AR Gordian III AR - two examples
..so, this is a old question with no real solid answer then?...before i trek off into the wild blue yonder...
