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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3503790, member: 19463&quot;]The question here was why the coins look so different.&nbsp; Severus Alexander issued coins for several years during which time he grew from a young person to an adult.&nbsp; He used two mints that shared little in the was of styles or types.&nbsp; Like most Romans, he had many reverse types in production at the same time.&nbsp; His coins are common and required the use of many sets of dies.&nbsp; Each die was an individual work carved by hand not using mechanical reproduction methods as we see in modern times.&nbsp; There are many things to study even if you collected only coins of this one emperor.&nbsp; There are a couple hundred rulers, some more common, many more rare.&nbsp; You are right to be suspicious but, in this case, I agree with Sallent and Mat that they are good but must point out that we never say a coin is definitely genuine from just a photo. That is why we always suggest all beginners and wise longer term collectors buy coins from people they trust.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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