Severus Alexander, Metropolis, Ionia, Ae 22, 6.2g

M AVR CEYH ALEXANDROC., laureate draped cuirassed bust right
MHTRO-POLEITWN, Helmeted and cuirassed figure (Septimius Severus?) 
standing facing, head left, holding spear and resting hand on 
shield. 

BMC 10; Lindgren III.375a.

Notes: BMC prefers that the figure on the reverse is a statue 
of Septimius Severus, rather than a representation of Aries 
(as Eckhel).

Contributed by David Lowe, March 2013.