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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 2898687, member: 57495&quot;]Nice... that&#039;s an easy coin to like.&nbsp; I&#039;m away from my books for a couple of weeks, but recall that Bellinger&#039;s catalog of types for Alexandria Troas had single entries that covered multiple obverse and reverse legend variations, particularly for 3rd century issues.&nbsp; They seem to have played extra fast and loose at that mint.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My first coin from this city is still my favourite one.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]697837[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>SEVERUS ALEXANDER</b></p><p>AE24. 6.97g, 24.6mm. TROAS, Alexandria Troas, 222-235 AD. Possibly unrecorded : SNG Cop –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG München –; cf. Bellinger A338 (obv A338, rev A225, Type 44). O: IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate, draped &amp; cuirassed bust left, holding spear &amp; shield decorated with head of Medusa. R: COL AVG, horse grazing right, herdsman (Ordes?) behind holding pedum (shepherd&#039;s crook), tree to left, TROAC in exergue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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