"COIN OF THE MONTH" - SEVERUS ALEXANDER, ANTHEDON AE
Sofaer 5 (same die set), Rosenberger 8, About Very Fine / Very Fine, contrast added, 23.4mm, 10.01 grams, Struck Circa. 228 C.E.
Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander to right, ..AΥΡ CE AΛEΞANΔΡOC around
Reverse: Turreted Tyche seated to left, holding short scepter in her left hand and resting her right hand on shield between her feet, ANΘHΔO[NOC ETOΥC]Z (Year 7 - 228 C.E.) around
A QUALITY example of one of the RAREST and most short lived Judaean Biblical City mints! Nicer than the Sofaer specimen struck from the same dies.
Ex: CNG Triton XXV, January 2022, Lot #5279
