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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TTerrier, post: 2528252, member: 76835&quot;]I snagged a couple from Naville today as well - they always seem to have interesting Alexandrian material.&nbsp; I have a soft spot for the Severans in general and Severus Alexander in particular - see below a tet and a denarius - both somewhat worn and the denarius perhaps with worn dies as well but interesting to me.&nbsp; These two were produced within a year or two of each other (223 - 225 AD) but the tet portrait shows what could be a much more accurate picture of the emperor while the denarius is the 3rd century version of photoshop.&nbsp; He was born in 208 AD so that would make him 15 - 17 when these coins were issued (the tet being the later issue coin).&nbsp; I guess it is possible he hit the gym before the denarius was done and then let himself go but at that age living a life of luxury I&#039;m going with the pudgy tet portrayal.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was another more worn tet for him in the same auction where he really looks like a child.</p><p><br /></p><p>All great coins above in this thread![ATTACH=full]540063[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]540064[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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