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Message:: [QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1941704, member: 44183"]Again Mat, I really like your new, big pond-skippin' addition ...  Ummm, I also have a couple of big Severus Alexanders to toss into your sweet thread ... neither are sestertii, but both are big and plump and kinda cool ...   Pontus, Amasia. Severus Alexander. Æ35A.D. 222-235Civic year 228 (A.D. 228/9)Diameter: 35 mmWeight: 26.18 gramsObverse: Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander right, seen from behindReverse: High altar upon which eagle stands facing, head left; above, Sol in facing quadriga, holding whip; to left of altar, treeReference: Dalaison 566 (D145/R439); RG 101; cf. SNG Copenhagen 119; BMC 39 (same obv. die); SNG von Aulock 6710 (same obv. die)Other: 12 h … Grayish-green patina under earthen deposits, light roughness [ATTACH=full]337131[/ATTACH]   CILICIA, Ninica-ClaudiopolisSeverus Alexander, with Julia Maes, Æ37AD 222-235Diameter: 37 mmWeight: 17.83 gramsObverse: , draped, and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander right; c/m’s: Nike, holding wreath, standing right within oval incuse (3) and six-pointed starReverse: Laureate / Draped bust of Maesa rightReference: SNG France –; SNG Levante –; SNG Levante Supp. 167 (same obv. die); for c/m’s: Howgego 262 and 451Other: 6h … dark green patina.RareFrom the Kelly J. Krizan, M.D. Collection  [ATTACH=full]337130[/ATTACH]  ... cool countermarks, eh?[/QUOTE]