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Lot # 454
Egypt. Alexandria. Severus Alexander, 222-235 AD. Tetradrachm. (Billon, 24.89 mm, 11.30 g). Year 5 = circa 225-226 AD. A KA M AYPЄ CEYAΛЄΞANΔ POC Є Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right. Rev. L ΠΕΜΠΤΟΥ Sarapis standing facing, head left, holding long transverse sceptre, raising his right hand in salute. Dattari-Savio 4357, plate 22. Geissen 2434. Emmett 3134. Very Fine. Ex Naville Numismatics Ltd., 28, 22.01.2017, lot 282. Second excellent specimen of tetradrachm belonging to the special Roman-Alexandrian series referring to n. 195 of the collection. Here on the reverse is Zeus Serapis, with sceptre and kalathos, saluting the sovereign with his right hand, victorious in war, of whom a statuary bust can be admired on the obverse.