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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4948664, member: 19463&quot;]Your coin most certainly is Severus Alexander.&nbsp; It has been harshly cleaned down to the brassy metal while most of us prefer the more natural patinas in green/brown/grey.&nbsp; The letter placement on these varies from die to die.&nbsp; Remember that ancient dies were hand cut so they do not all match like the modern ones made from mechanical processes.&nbsp; Below I show two Alexanders to illustrate variations.&nbsp; This is one of the most common Roman Provincial coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1189446[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1189447[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This last one is Alexander&#039;s mother Julia Mamaea and shows a small flan that loses legends the opposite way from yours where the E was off flan.&nbsp; Coins with perfect centering that lose no legend and have clear, smooth surfaces command a premium.&nbsp; I have none to show.[ATTACH=full]1189448[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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