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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SRSNUM, post: 5646558, member: 102988&quot;]Greetings to all from South Florida...Is the coin described and illustrated below a Roman Provincial Coin of Severus Alexander from the province of Cappadocia and the city of Caesaria?&nbsp; All comments welcome.</p><p><br /></p><p>20mm</p><p>5.80 grams</p><p>Copper</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv:</p><p>Bust Right</p><p>_______&nbsp; ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ</p><p><br /></p><p>Part of the inscription is missing (off center strike?) from left side of coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev:</p><p>Three ears of wheat tied at bottom.</p><p><u>ΜH</u>ΤΡΟ ΚΑΙCΑΡΙΑC...the MH appear to be in the form of a monogram as the second upright is part of each letter, and the last &#039;C&#039; appears to be inverted and placed radially closer to the center of the coin.</p><p>ΕΤ&nbsp; Σ...appears in the field to left and right of wheat ears, near the bottom. The sigma appears to be a variant of the capital sigma and signifies year 6 of the reign...~AD 227.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1242327[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1242329[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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