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ID:     4-081
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Provincial
Region:     Moesia Inferior
City:     Marcianopolis
Issuer:     Severus Alexander
Date Ruled:     221-235
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Tetrassarion
Date Struck:     225-229
Diameter:     26.4 mm
Weight:     10.72 g
Die Axis:     7 h
Obverse Legend:     AVT K M AVP CEVH AΛEZANΔPOC
Obverse Description:     laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:     YΠ TIB IOVΛ ΦHCOTOV MAPKIANOΠOΠITΩN
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:     Agora Auctions, Inc.
Source:     http://agoraauctions.com
Grade:     Fine
Notes:     (1) Agora Auction 4: Lot No. 81; (2) Tib. Julius Festus, consular legate