TROAS, Assus. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (40mm, 28.28 g, 7h). Aurelius Metronax, strategos. VF.

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Lot: 5423. Estimated: $ 300

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Sold For $ 325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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TROAS, Assus. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ (40mm, 28.28 g, 7h). Aurelius Metronax, strategos. Laureate and cuirassed bust right, seen from the front, gorgoneion on breastplate / Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding patera and cornucopia, to left, lighted altar. RPC VI Online 4099.4 (this coin); SNG München 167. Earthen green patina, double struck obverse, roughness. VF. Very rare, four known to RPC including this coin, the only one to come to auction.

Ex Praefectus Coins α (28 February 2021), lot 180; Savoca Online Auction 39 Silver (22 December 2019), lot 157.


Closing Date and Time: 17 January 2024 at 12:20:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer’s fee.