E-auction 141-80964 - bpv_368757 - SEVERUS ALEXANDER Diassaria
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 37 € |
| Maximum bid : | 38 € |
| End of the sale : | 28 December 2015 15:13:30 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Diassaria
Date: 223-226
Mint name / Town : Nicée, Bithynie
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,66 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large et épais bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait à l’usure régulière. Joli revers, complètement lisible. Belle patine verte
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Buste radié et drapé d'Alexandre Sévère à droite, vu de trois quarts en arrière (A21).
Obverse legend : M AUR SEU ALECANDROS AUG, (Markos Aurhlios Seouhros Alexandros Augoustos)
Obverse translation : (Marc Aurèle Sévère Alexandre auguste).
Reverse
Reverse description : Autel surmonté d’offrandes orné d’une légende en trois lignes.
Reverse legend : NIK-A-I-EWN/ DIOS/ LITAI/OU
Reverse translation : (de Nicée).
Commentary
Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que e le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. Nous avions proposé un exemplaire décentré dans MONNAIES XI, n° 318. Mais cette fois-ci, la légende est complète et inscrite sur l’autel. Le revers renvoie au culte de Zeus (Jupiter) Litaios, vénéré à Nicée dès l’époque d’Antonin le Pieux.
This type seems much rarer than general works suggest. We had proposed an off-center example in COINS XI, no. 318. But this time, the legend is complete and inscribed on the altar. The reverse refers to the cult of Zeus (Jupiter) Litaios, venerated in Nicaea since the time of Antoninus Pius
This type seems much rarer than general works suggest. We had proposed an off-center example in COINS XI, no. 318. But this time, the legend is complete and inscribed on the altar. The reverse refers to the cult of Zeus (Jupiter) Litaios, venerated in Nicaea since the time of Antoninus Pius
Historical background
SEVERUS ALEXANDER
(05/10/221-03/22/235)
Augustus
Alexander Severus, whose real name is Gessius Bassianus Alexianus, was born in 208 in Caesarea in Phenicia. He is the son of Julia Mamée and Gessius Marcianus, a procurator of Syrian origin. He is also the grandson of Julia Maésa, sister of Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, mother of Caracalla and Géta. He was adopted by his cousin Elagabalus on May 10, 221. When the latter was assassinated on March 13, 222, Alexander Severus was chosen to succeed him. He remains under the influence of his mother until the end of her reign. In 225, he married Orbiane who would soon be relegated. From 231, the borders of the Empire are threatened. It was first an expedition against the new Sassanid monarch Ardashir which ended with a truce in 233, the emperor having to go to the Rhine limes which the Germans had crossed. The emperor and his mother were assassinated in 235.
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