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ID:     1538
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     MOESIA INFERIOR
City:     Marcianopolis
Issuer:     Severus Alexander
Date Ruled:     AD 222-235
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Tetrassaria
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 225-229
Diameter:     26.4 mm
Weight:     10.72 g
Obverse Legend:     AVT K M AVP CEVH ALEZANΔPOC
Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped cuirassed, bust right
Reverse Legend:     YΠ TIB IOVΛ ΦHCTOV MAPKIANOΠΟΛΙΤΩN
Reverse Description:     Eagle standing facing, wings spread, head left, with wreath in its beak
Primary Reference:     Varbanov 1771
Reference2:     AMNG 1018
Reference3:     H&J 6.32.1.6-7
Photograph Credit:     Neptune Numismatics
Grade:     Fine
Notes:     Tib. Julius Festus, consular legate, A.D. 225-229