Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 15.35 g (15)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ, Ε; rider-god Mithras on horse-back advancing, right, wearing mantle and kalathos; behind, bird on top of a torch(?), right; before, altar

Bibliography: AMNG 516.4 = AMNG 516.2(?) 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 15.35 g (15)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ, Ε; rider-god Mithras on horse-back advancing, right, wearing mantle and kalathos; behind, bird on top of a torch(?), right; before, altar

Bibliography: CGT coll. 

Diameter:  30 Weight: 12.85   Axis: 6 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 15.35 g (15)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ, Ε; rider-god Mithras on horse-back advancing, right, wearing mantle and kalathos; behind, bird on top of a torch(?), right; before, altar

Bibliography: CGT coll. 

Diameter:  27 Weight: 12.3   Axis: 12 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 15.35 g (15)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ, Ε; rider-god Mithras on horse-back advancing, right, wearing mantle and kalathos; behind, bird on top of a torch(?), right; before, altar

Bibliography: HeliosNum 5, June 2010, 356 

Weight: 22.64  

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 15.35 g (15)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ, Ε; rider-god Mithras on horse-back advancing, right, wearing mantle and kalathos; behind, bird on top of a torch(?), right; before, altar

Bibliography: M&M 16, May 2005, 148 

Diameter:  28 Weight: 12.28  

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 15.35 g (15)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ, Ε; rider-god Mithras on horse-back advancing, right, wearing mantle and kalathos; behind, bird on top of a torch(?), right; before, altar

Bibliography: Peus 398, Apr. 2009, 591 

Weight: 14.3  

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 15.35 g (15)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ, Ε; rider-god Mithras on horse-back advancing, right, wearing mantle and kalathos; behind, bird on top of a torch(?), right; before, altar

Bibliography: pric Coll H.I. 

Diameter:  27 Weight: 16.9   Axis: 6 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 15.35 g (15)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ, Ε; rider-god Mithras on horse-back advancing, right, wearing mantle and kalathos; behind, bird on top of a torch(?), right; before, altar

Bibliography: SNG Stancomb 881 

Diameter:  27 Weight: 14.48   Axis: 1 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 14.63 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε; river god Istrus bearded, reclining, left, holding fish and reed, resting on urn from which water flows; in the background, lighthouse

Museum: L: British Museum, London (UK) Inventory: 1905,0404.16

Diameter:  28 Weight: 13.71   Axis: 1 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 14.63 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε; river god Istrus bearded, reclining, left, holding fish and reed, resting on urn from which water flows; in the background, lighthouse

Museum: O: Oxford, Ashmolean Museum (UK) Inventory: 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 14.63 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε; river god Istrus bearded, reclining, left, holding fish and reed, resting on urn from which water flows; in the background, lighthouse

Bibliography: CNG EA 537, 26 Apr. 2023, lot 270 

Diameter:  28 Weight: 16.75   Axis: 6 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 14.63 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε; river god Istrus bearded, reclining, left, holding fish and reed, resting on urn from which water flows; in the background, lighthouse

Bibliography: G&M 215, Oct. 2013, 946 

Diameter:  28 Weight: 15.78  

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 14.63 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε; river god Istrus bearded, reclining, left, holding fish and reed, resting on urn from which water flows; in the background, lighthouse

Bibliography: GalerieNum IV, Nov. 2004, 351 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 14.63 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε; river god Istrus bearded, reclining, left, holding fish and reed, resting on urn from which water flows; in the background, lighthouse

Bibliography: Gorny & Mosch 146, 6 Mar. 2006, lot 569 

Diameter:  30 Weight: 11.58  

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 14.63 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε; river god Istrus bearded, reclining, left, holding fish and reed, resting on urn from which water flows; in the background, lighthouse

Bibliography: Kagan Coll. 

Diameter:  29

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 14.63 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε; river god Istrus bearded, reclining, left, holding fish and reed, resting on urn from which water flows; in the background, lighthouse

Bibliography: R. Hoppensteadt coll. 

Diameter:  28 Weight: 15.31  

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 16.51 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε; Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia

Museum: O: Oxford, Ashmolean Museum (UK) Inventory: 

Diameter:  29

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 16.51 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε; Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia

Bibliography: AuctAG 29, June 2003, 140 

Weight: 19.41  

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 16.51 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε; Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia

Bibliography: CGT coll. 

Diameter:  28 Weight: 14.59   Axis: 6 

Reign: Severus Alexander Persons: Severus Alexander (Augustus)

City: Istrus Region: Moesia Province: Moesia Inferior

Denomination: Æ (30 mm); 16.51 g (5)

Obverse: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ); laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear

Reverse: ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε; Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia

Bibliography: GalerieNum IV, Nov. 2004, 352 

Diameter:  28