EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Drachm (33mm, 23.78 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 230/1). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 692. Estimated: $ 500

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EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Drachm (33mm, 23.78 g, 12h). Dated RY 10 (AD 230/1). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Eagle standing right, head left with wreath in beak, wings gathered; to left, palm frond; L I (date) to right. Köln 2453; Dattari (Savio) 4444 & 10011; K&G 62.127; RPC VI Online 10448; Emmett 3158.10 (R4). Brown patina, some roughness. VF.

From the Dr. Thomas E. Beniak Collection, purchased from Tom Cederlind, 14 July 2005.

The palm frond on Severus Alexander’s regnal year 10 coinage alludes to the decennalia ludi, public games celebrating the completion of a ten-year reign. He would continue to use the palm frond on his coinage through the end of his reign.

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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Three – Lot 588-888 will be held Tuesday morning, 19 May 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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