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Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 974. Closing Date: Jun 08, 2005. PONTUS. Amasia. Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. Æ 38mm (26.35 gm, 1h). Dated CY 228 (228/9 AD). BID Estimate $400  

PONTUS. Amasia. Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. Æ 
38mm (26.35 gm, 1h). Dated CY 228 (228/9 AD). 
Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / High 
altar upon which eagle stands facing; above, Sol 
in facing quadriga, holding whip(?); tree to left 
of altar. RG 101; cf. SNG Copenhagen 119; BMC 
Pontus 39. VF, dark green patina, minor areas of 
porosity. ($400)


Lot 974 was unsold.


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