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Markianopolis AE28 Moushmov 714 of Severus Alexander

Severus Alexander AE28 of Markianopolis. Legate Alexander Julius Gaetulicus. AVT K M AVP CEV ALEZANDPOC, laureate draped & cuirassed bust right / VP 8 GETALIK8 MARKIANOPOLITWN, eagle standing left on rod, head left with wreath in its beak.

Lot No.2822. nVF.

$ 155.

Severus Alexander was a serious minded emperor who was quite a relief for the empire after his cousin, Elagabalus, was removed in 222 AD. He served very respectably until 235 AD under the tutelege of his grandmother Julia Mamaea, until he was overthrown and killed by the forces of Maximinus Thrax.